Policing and prosecuting sexual assault : inside the criminal justice system / / Cassia Spohn, Katharine Tellis

• Autore: Spohn Cassia (Cassia Cathleen)
• Pubblicazione: Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, England : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations, tables
• Disciplina: 345.73/0253
• Soggetto topico: Sex crimes - United States; Law enforcement - United States; Criminal justice, Administration of - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): TellisKatharine <1979->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Sexual assault and the criminal justice system -- Policies and practices -- Detective and prosecutor perspectives -- Case attrition and case outcomes -- False reports -- The overuse and misuse of the exceptional clearance -- Intimate partner sexual assault -- Taking sexual assault seriously -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: Cassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis assess the criminal justice system's response to sexual assault, exploring the complex dynamics that shape the actions of police and prosecutors. The authors draw on unparalleled access to Los Angeles detectives, prosecutors, and case files to make sense of the factors that affect the outcomes of sexual assault claims. Following cases from victim report, to police investigation, to the decision to charge—or not to charge—they provide new insights into why shockingly few sexual assault claims lead to an eventual criminal conviction.
• Titolo autorizzato: Policing and prosecuting sexual assault
• ISBN: 1-62637-413-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815879203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II