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Sexual Victimization: Then and Now provides scholars easy access to information that specifically examines the continuum of sex crimes and the perception of victims by our criminal justice system and society as a whole. This text features contributions from well-known researchers in the field and serves as an important resource to provide scholars with up-to-date research on sexual victimization that will educate students on this complex and evolving challenge for the criminal justice system. Editors Tara N. Richards and Catherine D. Marcum approach the concept by examining how the criminal justice system handles sexual victimization, the association between individuals in a relationship and sexual assault, and unusual and special issues associated with contemporary sexual victimization. By discussing these issues, the theoretical explanations for these crimes and the effectiveness of the policy that has been applied will effectively link the criminological areas of theory, research, and policy.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. State Variations on Definition of Sexual Assault - Amanda Burgess-Proctor and Christopher G. Urban
Chapter 2. Legislative Origins, Reforms, and Future Directions - Lane Kirkland Gillespie and Laura King
Chapter 3. Criminal Justice System Treatment Approaches for Sexual Assault Victims - Shelly Clevenger
Chapter 4. Sexual Harassment - Tammatha L. Clodfelter
Chapter 5. Sexual Victimization Among Intimates - Tara N. Richards and Lauren Restivo
Chapter 6. Sexual Victimization on College Campuses - Leah E. Daigle, Sadie Mummert, Bonnie S. Fisher, and Heidi L. Scherer
Chapter 7. The Fine Line Between Statutory Rape and Consensual Relationships - Sarah Koon-Magnin
Chapter 8. Sexual Victimization Online - Kelsey Becker and Catherine D. Marcum
Chapter 9. Victimization of the Vulnerable - Tammy Garland and Christina Policastro
Chapter 10. Same-Sex Victimization and the LGBTQ Community - Xavier Guadalupe-Diaz
Chapter 11. Sexual Victimization in the U.S. Military - Jamie A. Snyder and Heidi L. Scherer
Chapter 12. Sexual Victimization and the Disputed Victim - Joan A. Reid
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
About the author
Tara N. Richards is an associate professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Baltimore. Her primary areas of research include intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and the role of gender in criminal justice system processes. Her scholarly work has appeared in journals such as Child Abuse and Neglect, Crime and Delinquency, and Law and Human Behavior, and she is the co-editor of the book, Sexual Victimization: Then and Now.
Catherine D. Marcum is the chair of the Department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University, as well as a professor of justice studies. She has over 60 peer-reviewed publications and multiple books in the field of correctional issues, cybercrime, sexual victimization, juvenile offending, and victimization.
Summary
Providing up-to-date research on the field of sexual victimization, this book examines the continuum of sex crimes as well as how the victims of such crimes have been perceived by the criminal justice system and society as a whole.
