256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Policing Sexual Assault provides a detailed account of current police practice in the UK in response to sexual assault. The authors use case studies and interviews to find out why when the number of rape cases has almost trebled since 1985, the proportion of cases resulting in a conviction has dropped from 24% to 8.6%. Chapters cover:
an overview of existing research
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1.Overview of Research 2. Police Culture and its Contradictions 3. Service Delivery 4. Male Rape: Contrasts and Similarities 5. Analysis of Attrition in Sexual Assault and Rape Cases 6. Complainants Speak Out 7. Proposals for Reform
Biography
Jeanne Gregory is Visiting Professor and Head of the Gender Research Centre, Middlesex University. Sue Lees is Professor of Women's Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in Ethnicity and Gender, University of North London.
