Violence Against Women - Criminological Perspectives on Mens Violences

Violence against women is an enduring problem around the globe, yet very few books look at the full range of men's violences against women - perpetrated in relationships, in the family, in public spaces, and in institutions. This book usefully covers all of the main forms of violence against women, looking at it from a research, policy, and practice perspective.
Violence against Women is essential reading for criminologists and sociologists who want to be up to date with cutting-edge knowledge on this topic. It is also an invaluable text for those training to enter or become qualified in the specialist domestic and sexual violence sector.

List of contents

Foreword Section 1: Men's Violences in Relationships 1. Fatal violence against women – partner homicide 2. Physical partner violence 3. Intimate partner sexual violence 4. Psychological abuse Section 2: Men's Violences in the Family 5. Violence against mothers and grandmothers 6. Forced Marriage 7. ‘Honour’ based violence and killings 8. Female Genital Mutilation 9. Familial rape and abuse Section 3: Men's Violences in Public Spaces 10. Sexual violence and harassment in the work place 11. Street and public space violence 12. Stranger and acquaintance rape Section 4: Men's Violences in Institutions 13. Sexual violence, celebrity culture, and public institutions 14. Institutional abuse in residential care 15. Violence against women in higher education institutions 16. Afterword - On Outrage.

About the author

Nicole Westmarland is Professor of Criminology at Durham University and Co-Director of the Durham Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse. She has held a number of policy, practice, and activist roles alongside her academic career, including Chair of Rape Crisis (England and Wales) and Special Advisor to the House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights for its Inquiry into Violence against Women and Girls.

Product details

• Authors: Nicole Westmarland, Westmarland Nicole
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.05.2015
• EAN: 9781843923992
• ISBN: 978-1-84392-399-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Social issues & processes, Gender & the law, Legal aspects of criminology, Gender studies: women, Social Law, Social and ethical issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Criminal justice law, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Criminology: legal aspects, Law and society, gender issues, Social law and Medical law