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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778328503321

Titolo

Criminal abuse of women and children : an international perspective / / edited by Obi N.I. Ebbe and Dilip K. Das

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press : , : International Police Executive Symposium, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-25019-3

1-4200-8804-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (398 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EbbeObi N. Ignatius

DasDilip K. <1941->

Disciplina

364.1555

Soggetti

Women - Crimes against

Women - Abuse of

Children - Crimes against

Child abuse

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Definition and historical antecedents of criminal abuse of women and children / Obi N. I. Ebbe -- Causes of criminal and noncriminal abuses of women and children / Obi N. I. Ebbe -- The scope and causes of criminal abuse of children / Obi N. I. Ebbe -- Control and prevention of criminal abuse of women and children : domestic and international approaches / Obi N. I. Ebbe -- Criminal exploitation of women and children : an Austrian perspective / Maximilian Edelbacher -- Criminal exploitation of women and children in Germany / Robert F. J. Harnischmacher -- The nature and extent of trafficking in women and children in the United Kingdom / William Hughes -- Criminal exploitation of women and children : the Kenyan experience / Gabriel O. Ndolo -- Criminal abuse of women and children in Benin / Antoine Azonhoume -- Criminal exploitation of women and children : domestic workers in Kenya / Vicky Karimi -- Criminal exploitation of women and children : a South African perspective / Lindiwe Mtimkulu -- Trafficking of women and children in Nigeria : slavery in the modern era / Agbonkhese S. Moses, Olufunke J. Aruna, and Michael Folami --



Criminal exploitation of women and children in the Philippines / Victor Luga -- Criminal exploitation of women and children in India : its control / Yateendra Singh Jafa -- Sexual abuse in Taiwan : multidisciplinary criminal case processing / Wang Su-Huan and Chang Ching-Li -- Criminal exploitation of women and children in the Kingdom of Bahrain / Anonymous -- Commercial sexual exploitation of children in Mexico / Elena Azaola -- Criminal exploitation of women and children : the role of community policing / John Murray -- The militarization of the American police force and its impact on the victimization of women and children : a critical assessment / John Paul and Michael L. Birzer.

Sommario/riassunto

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 such abuse and provides a global survey of what forms of abuse exist and how cases are handled in various parts of the world.International Experts Survey Patterns of Abu