1st Edition

Sexual Offences Law and Context

By Samantha Pegg, Anne Davies Copyright 2016
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

  Sexual Offences: Law and Context presents the substantive law governing sexual offending in England and Wales in its socio-legal and historical context. It outlines the complexities of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, associated pieces of legislation and the common law offences in a clear, linear narrative. The book highlights and discusses key themes in the contemporary law including rape... Read more
Introduction  1. Social Responses and Criminalisation  2. The Female, the Male and the Child  3. Consent and Sexual Offences  4. Sexual Offending Against Children  5. Offences which Reflect an Imbalance of Power  6. Regulating Sexual Behaviour  7. Pornography  8. Prostitution  9. The International Perspective  10. Protecting the Public  The Way Forward

Biography

Samantha Pegg is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Anne Davies is a Principal Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Trent University, UK.