1st Edition

Criminal Abuse of Women and Children An International Perspective

Edited By Obi N.I. Ebbe, Dilip K. Das Copyright 2009
396 Pages
by Routledge

396 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

396 Pages
by Routledge

The abuse of women and children transcends geographical boundaries as well as economic, cultural, religious, political, and social divisions. Comprised of the work of more than 20 academics and practitioners from around the world, Criminal Abuse of Women and Children documents the atrocities that have been committed against these victims from ancient to modern times. It examines the causes of... Read more

Definition and Historical Antecedents of Criminal Abuse of Women and Children. Causes of Criminal and Noncriminal Abuses of Women and Children. The Scope and Causes of Criminal Abuse of Children. Control and Prevention of Criminal Abuse of Women and Children: Domestic and International Approaches. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children: An Austrian Perspective. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children in Germany. The Nature and Extent of Trafficking in Women and Children in the United Kingdom. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children: The Kenyan Experience. Criminal Abuse of Women and Children in Benin Republic. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children: Domestic Workers in Kenya. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children: A South African Perspective. Trafficking of Women and Children in Nigeria: Slavery in the Modern Era. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children in the Philippines. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children in India: It’s Control. Sexual Abuse in Taiwan: Multidisciplinary Criminal Case Processing. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Mexico. Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children: The Role of Community Policing. The Militarization of the American Police Force and Its Impact on the Victimization of Women and Children: A Critical Assessment. Conclusion.

Biography

Obi N. I. Ebbe is a professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dilip K. Das is the Founding President of the International Police Executive Symposium in Guilderland, New York.