Stopping rape: Towards a comprehensive policy

Stopping rape: Towards a comprehensive policy
ISBN-10
1447322126
ISBN-13
9781447322122
Series
Stopping Rape
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2015-07-22
Publisher
Policy Press
Authors
Walby, Philippa, Sylvia

Description

The need to stop rape is pressing and, since it is the outcome of a wide range of practices and institutions in society, so too must the policies be to stop it This important book offers a comprehensive guide to the international policies developed to stop rape , together with case study examples on how they work. The book engages with the law and criminal justice system, health services, specialised services for victim-survivors, educational and cultural interventions, as well as how they can best be coordinated. It is informed by theory and evidence drawn from scholarship and practice from around the world. The book will be of interest to a global readership of students, practitioners and policy makers as well as anyone who wants to know how rape can be stopped.

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