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1 online resource (226 pages) |
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Routledge Revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Part I:Ordinary Experiences; 2 OrdinaryExperiences; 3 Incest: Some of us Learn asChildren; 4 Rape: The Ever-PresentTerror; 5 Wife Battering: All in the Family; 6 Sexual Harassment: Coercion atWork; 7 Women's Lives and MalePower; Part II: The SecondAssailant; 8 The Rhetoric of Protection; 9 Male Violence, Criminal Violence; 10 'Typical' Men's Behaviour: Working Women's Grievances |
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11 Lots of Complaints: Strategies for SurvivalNotes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
First published in 1985, this book looks at the victimisation of women, focusing on the four main areas of incest, rape, physical violence, and sexual harassment. Elizabeth Stanko's work is based on original research and interviews with police forces, victims and others involved. It examines women's experiences of male violence and looks at the reactions of those to whom women complain, including police officers, judges and union officials. The book analyses the decision making process of the criminal justice system and of administrative personnel at the time of publication, and Stanko show |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Crimes against.
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Victims of violent crimes -- Great Britain
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Victims of violent crimes -- United States
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Violent crimes -- Great Britain
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Violent crimes -- United States
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Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Great Britain
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Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
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Crime Victims
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society.
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Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration
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Victims of violent crimes
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Violent crimes
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Women -- Crimes against
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Great Britain
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134078752 |
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1134078757 |
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9781134078820 |
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113407882X |
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