Sexual Abuse & Harassment

An in-depth treatment in two volumes of the historical and cultural contexts of rape and rape culture, this set discusses both victims and perpetrators internationally during war and peace times and examines the treatment of survivors. Historically,...

This book documents the journey of the survivors of sexual violence as they navigate the gruelling criminal justice and health care systems and the stigma and hostility in their communities in the aftermath of the incident. Through personal narratives of...

This collection of highly acclaimed research articles, published in the peer-reviewed journal Violence and Victims, disseminates state-of-the-art information about sexual violence on campus. It addresses the controversy surrounding statistics on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807096819Author Raymond M. DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

A 2015 survey of twenty-seven elite colleges found that twenty-three percent of respondents reported personal experiences of sexual misconduct on their campuses. That figure has not changed since the 1980s, when people first began collecting data on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628220001Author Sarah L. BlumFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Sarah L. Blum ArnpPublisher Sarah L. Blum ArnpWeight(grams) 372g

This book is the culmination of three years of research into sexual violence policies and sexual consent education at post-secondary institutions across Canada. The prevalence of sexual violence has not changed in more than 30 years, and its reporting to...

This book documents the journey of the survivors of sexual violence as they navigate the gruelling criminal justice and health care systems and the stigma and hostility in their communities in the aftermath of the incident. Through personal narratives...

Investigating Sexual Assault Cases, Second Edition serves as an essential textbook for courses in investigating rape and sexual assault. As with the first edition, this second edition includes the latest research and techniques in coverage of...

"An elegant, impassioned demand that America see gender-based violence as a cultural and structural problem that hurts everyone, not just victims and survivors... It's at times downright virtuosic in the threads it weaves together."-NPR Winner...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788215732Author Jane PillingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Agenda PublishingPublisher Agenda PublishingWeight(grams) 156g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807008676Author Lise OlsenFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954676251Author Kirsten AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Indigo River PublishingPublisher Indigo River PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

The stories in this anthology emerged from interviews with women and young people about their experience of intervention when they were escaping a situation of abuse, neglect, and/or sexual exploitation. They come from the research project "Cultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541600546Author Judith Lewis HermanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 145mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631526626Author Lucinda JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint She Writes PressPublisher She Writes PressWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922464675Author Kate FitzgibbonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Monash University PublishingPublisher Monash University PublishingWeight(grams) 111g

Sexual violence is prevalent in our society. We know this directly because of the courage survivors have shown in facing their perpetrators in courts, online and in the public eye. But society is hesitant, incapable or unwilling to hold offenders to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781926452999Author Tara AtluriFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Demeter PressPublisher Demeter Press

Some people will have wanted me to give my opinion in this book about Pell's guilt or innocence, and on whether the courts got it right or wrong. But that's not what this book is about ... I want to share what I have learned, including the facts as they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849354660Author Creative InterventionsFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press

Anne was one of five women who reported to police that they were either raped or assaulted -- in incidents from October 2009 to April 2012 -- by a single university football player, who was convicted on two counts of sexual assault in January 2014...

Child sexual abuse is a major public policy challenge. Many child protection measures were beginning to reduce its occurrence. However, that progress was impeded by online grooming, the downloading of indecent images of children and even their abuse...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250255761Author Michelle BowdlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Sexual Harassment and Sexual Consent serves as a compelling forum for the analysis of ethical, cultural, social, and political issues related to sexual relationships and sexual behavior. These issues include, but are not limited to: sexual consent and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635422122Author Camille KouchnerFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLCWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558618091Author Amy RichardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The City...

Intended for practitioners, researchers, and students interested in contemporary perspectives on child sexual abuse, this volume offers a description of current Canadian research and intervention efforts on topics that include treatment for young...

Acts of sexual violence are often committed with impunity--perpetrators do not consider their actions consequential. Yet throughout history, impunity for sexual violence has been challenged by fearless, just, and compassionate speech--both in courts of...

Once a largely dismissed problem, street harassment is now headline news and being addressed by many international agencies and governments worldwide. This book details how a growing number of individuals, small groups, international organizations, and...

A thoroughly researched and deeply personal examination of how women unintentionally condone workplace abuse in a post-#MeToo world—and a guide to changing things for the better When Reah Bravo began working at the Charlie Rose show, the open secret of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506486963Author Kaya OakesFormat HardbackPage Count 214Imprint Broadleaf BooksPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

Despite focused efforts to stop the perpetration of campus sexual violence, the statistic that one in four college women will experience such violence has remained steady over the last sixty years. The number of higher education institutions under...

In the Name of God - Who Knew What When? will take the readers back to the beginning of the 2002 Catholic Church sex scandal implosion that ricocheted across the globe like breaking dominoes. Author Christine Dolan was there from before the break in the...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. Drawing on women’s lived experiences, Mind the Gender Gap offers an original approach to looking at sexual harassment on public...

Child sexual abuse leaves a legacy that continues to affect survivors in adulthood. This practical book is full of personal stories that provide helping professionals with the knowledge they need to truly meet survivors' needs.Survivors share a wide...