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This book explores the burgeoning interest in alternative and innovative justice responses to sexual violence both within and outside the legal system. It explores the limits of criminal law for achieving 'rape justice' and highlights possibilities for expanding how we think about justice in the aftermath of sexual violence.
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Reviews
'This book presents a startling challenge to traditional thinking about what constitutes a just response to rape. It is a must read by jurists and feminist advocates alike for the provocative questions raised about moving beyond a one form of justice, disengagement from the politics of punishment, the context of sexual violence, and what justice means to victims and communities. Especially appealing is the inclusion of the broad range of settings where rape occurs and the solid suggestions to move us toward nuanced concepts of rape justice.' - Mary P. Koss, Regents' Professor, Public Health, University of Arizona, USA
'This book is essential reading for scholars, students, policy makers, and practitioners seeking innovative responses to sexual violence that move beyond the limited realm of orthodox legal approaches. Each chapter in this cutting-edge anthology provides a wealth of thought-provoking and useful information about one of the most significant threats to women's health and well-being. Undoubtedly, this book will stimulate much debate and discussion and hopefully lead to progressive means of social control guided by a rich gendered understanding of societal reactions to sexual violence.' - Walter S. DeKeseredy, Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, and Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University, USA
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Anastasia Powell is Senior Lecturer in Justice and Legal Studies at RMIT University, Australia.
Nicola Henry is Senior Lecturer in Legal Studies in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University, Australia.
Asher Flynn is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Australia, and Research Fellow in Law in the Criminal Justice Centre at the University of Warwick, UK.
Nicola Henry is Senior Lecturer in Legal Studies in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University, Australia.
Asher Flynn is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Australia, and Research Fellow in Law in the Criminal Justice Centre at the University of Warwick, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rape Justice
Book Subtitle: Beyond the Criminal Law
Editors: Anastasia Powell, Nicola Henry, Asher Flynn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137476159
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-47614-2Published: 14 September 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-47615-9Published: 01 September 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 247
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Policy, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Crime and Society, Gender Studies, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Sociology, general