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The Word of a Woman?: Police, Rape and Belief

The Word of a Woman?: Police, Rape and Belief

Hardcover

CriminologyGeneral Gender Studies

ISBN10: 1403921695
ISBN13: 9781403921697
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Aug 18 2004
Pages: 276
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.46 Depth: 8.78
Language: English
The notion that women lie about rape is a prevalent belief with pervasive influence. This book is unique in combining police file data with interviews obtained from both rape survivors and detectives in order to critically explore how this belief affects police officers' responses to women who report rape. Examination of this material is located within a broader analysis of the historical and socio-cultural environment, and illustrates how rape investigations continue to be conducted within the context of pervasive beliefs and stereotypes regarding both the nature of rape and the nature of women.

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