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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 shows h

English & Welsh acknowledgment of the vulnerability of adult witnesses & victims during the late 1990s is investigated to determine how violence affects people's lives & whether the creation of vulnerability status facilitates people's coping with violence in criminal court. Discourse & practices used by various state & judicial institutions & actors are compared with those employed by people who experience violence; police, judges, & individuals who have experienced violence scrutinize the identities of threatened people. Consequently, people who anticipate or experience violence deal with threats of physical harm by negotiating or restructuring their public & private identities; such processes of reconstruction are viewed as attempts to be regarded by society as idealized victims. It is concluded that procedural changes in accounting for victims will not resolve victimized people's unwillingness to utilize criminal law. 67 References. J. W. Parker

This article examines women's fear of crime. Through an examination of current attempts to address women's fear of crime, it is argued that women's anxiety about danger is largely a fear of men and reflects women's location in a gendered world. Confronting women's fear means confronting the danger women face at the hands of their partners, acquaintances, clients, and coworkers, as well as other potential violence from men inside and outside the home. In contrast, government advice tries to assuage women's fear by suggesting that women adopt individually managed precautionary strategies to minimize encounters with male strangers. Good lighting, good transport, adequate child care, decent education, safe houses, and safe relationships—one without the others is inadequate to address women's needs and, by extension, women's fear of crime.

Through an examination of current attempts to address women's fear of crime, it is argued that women's anxiety about danger is largely a fear of men & reflects women's location in a gendered world. Confronting women's fear means confronting the dangers they face at the hands of their male partners, acquaintances, clients, coworkers, & others known to them. In contrast, government advice tries to assuage women's fear by suggesting that they adopt strategies to minimize encounters with male strangers. Good lighting, good transport, adequate child care, decent education, safe houses, & safe relationships are all required to address women's needs &, by extension, their fear of crime. Adapted from the source document.

Violence is a research topic that is fraught with difficulties. A notoriously sensitive subject, and one that is presumed to be largely hidden, researchers have long struggled with the question of how to measure its impact and how to explore its incidence. Arising from the ESRC's Violence Research Programme, Researching Violence is a practical guide both to theses problems and to the obstacles encountered when negotiating this uneasy terrain. Comprising the reflections of researchers who have worked on diverse projects - from violence in the home to racial violence and homicide - this book dem

The policing of rape is in permacrisis. This book addresses the question of why police investigations continue to fail most rape victim-survivors and puts forward a framework for what policing can do to change this. Low conviction rates and poor victim-survivor experiences are the hallmarks of the rape justice gap. Three decades of research, policy, and legal changes have tweaked rape investigations to alleviate some of their ills; however, for the majority of victim-survivors, the process remains gruelling.

Police forces are notoriously resistant to reform, even in the face of rapidly declining public trust. The starting point of this book is the recognition that if we want profound change in policing, we must try something new. To do so, the authors move from asking "What is it about rape that makes it so difficult for police to investigate it well?" to asking "What is it about the police that makes it so difficult for police to investigate rape well?". Policing Rape sets out a practice-oriented theoretical framework for radically and sustainably transforming rape investigations, rape prevention, and the quality of officer engagement with victim-survivors. The authors reflect on the journey of putting this framework into practice within Operation Soteria Bluestone as a step on the path towards a radical transformation of rape policing.

This book is essential reading for all those looking to understand and improve the policing of rape.

Intro -- Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Introduction: Starting the Conversation -- Foundations for Receptivity: Thinking About the Where and the How of Police Work -- Step One: Appreciation of Evidence in the Business of Policing -- Where Do You Find Yourself and Your Development/Engagement with Operational Decisions? -- Step Two: Recognising the Usefulness of the Logic of Problem Solving -- Step Three: Digging Down and Understanding the Problem and Its Context -- Step Four: A Thinking Professional -- Step Five: Binding the Problem Solving-Implementation -- Example or Thought Exercise -- Now You Have Begun, in Summary … -- The Case for Programme Integrity in Police Craft: You Can't Do Science Without Being Systematic -- Example 1: An Evaluation of a Reducing Gang Violence Project-The 'Pathways Initiative' -- Example 2: Evaluating a 'Diamond' Approach to Integrated Offender Management -- Evaluation in the Eye of the Storm: Reflections on the Diamond Evaluation -- Influencing Programme Integrity from the Inside … and Widening the Conversation Outside -- Final Thoughts on Programme Integrity -- Embracing the Challenges in Professionalising the Police Profession: Learning to Work with Evidence Differently -- The Challenge in Making Effective Research Influence Policing -- Nudging the Police: Rank and Parochial Stubbornness -- Devoting Time to Persuasion: Communication and Challenging Business as Usual -- The Need for Standards of Evidence Within Evidence-Based Policing -- What Should Be the Balance Between 'Craft Experience' and 'Scientific Evidence' -- Training, Time and Technical Ability to Allow Breathing Space for Evidence-Based Policing -- A Demanding Job: Why Don't We Have the Time to Read? -- Technical Ability of More than Police Officers -- And Finally, Over to You …. -- References.

What is it about crime that makes it `men's work'? Can we imagine masculinity without crime? This is the first book of its kind to bring contributors from three continents together to examine the relationship between masculinity and crime. Covering such areas as policing, prisons, violence against women, homicide, white-collar crime, and male victimisation, this book will force us to rethink many aspects of masculinity and crime