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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792198703321

Titolo

Handbook on the study of multiple perpetrator rape : a multidisciplinary response to an international problem / / [edited by] Miranda A.H. Horvath and Jessica Woodhams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-18484-8

0-203-08340-7

1-299-27932-5

1-136-18485-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 295 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Issues in forensic psychology ; ; 4

Disciplina

364.15/32

Soggetti

Gang rape

Sex crimes

Sex offenders

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

Cover; Handbook on the Study of Multiple Perpetrator Rape: A multidisciplinary response to an international problem; Copyright; Contents; Tables and figure; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Naming and defining multiple perpetrator rape: the relationship between concepts and research; 1 Introduction; 2 Multiple perpetrator rape: An international phenomenon; 3 Masculinity, status, and power: Implicit messages in Western media discourse on high-profile cases of multiple perpetrator rape; 4 Numbers matter: Characteristic differences between lone, duo and 3+ group rapes

5 Group sexual offending: Comparing adolescent female with adolescent male offenders6 Busting the 'gang-rape' myth: Girls' victimisation and agency in gang-associated sexual violence; 7 Streamlining: Understanding gang rape inSouth Africa; 8 Multiple perpetrator rape during war; 9 Leadership and role-taking in multiple perpetrator rape; 10 Offender aggression and violence in multiple perpetrator rape; 11 Multiple perpetrator rape victimization: How it



differs and why it matters; 12 Multiple perpetrator rape in the courtroom; 13 Multiple perpetrator rape offenders: Treatment issues

14 Girls and gangs: Preventing multiple perpetrator rape15 The next steps; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Whilst there is considerable literature on rape from various perspectives, there is very little that focuses on rape committed by multiple perpetrators (also referred to as group or gang rape). For the first time, this handbook brings together international multi-disciplinary perspectives on multiple perpetrator rape.The book is organised to provide readers with a comprehensive account of the thinking, theorising and empirical evidence on multiple perpetrator rape to date. Aspects covered include: different contexts in which multiple perpetrator rape occurs such as gangs, war,