Review of 'Rape: Challenging Contemporary Thinking' Edited by Miranda Horvath and Jennifer Brown. Cullompton: Willan Publishing, 2009

Title
Review of 'Rape: Challenging Contemporary Thinking' Edited by Miranda Horvath and Jennifer Brown. Cullompton: Willan Publishing, 2009
Publication Date
2010
Author(s)
Wise, Jenny
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0838-7265
Email: jwise7@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:jwise7
Type of document
Review
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Australian Academic Press
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.1375/acri.43.1.175
UNE publication id
une:6141
Abstract
'Rape: Challenging Contemporary Thinking' is a well researched edited collection and a valuable contribution to the available literature on sexual assault. It does not however, as the title suggests, consistently challenge contemporary thinking. Many of the themes in the edited collection are not new; rather, most of the chapters simply offer a more up-to-date picture of the existing problems facing sexual assault victims who decide to proceed through the criminal justice process. Despite the problems with the title, this edited collection does have a lot to offer to both researchers and practitioners working within the criminal justice system. Much of the work can be practically used to assist victims by informing criminal justice practitioners of more sensitive protocols and by challenging practitioners to confront their own stereotypical beliefs. In addition, while the edited collection focuses on research conducted throughout Europe, it could be applied to most jurisdictions around the world.
Link
Citation
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 43(1), p. 188-191
ISSN
1837-9273
0004-8658
Start page
188
End page
191

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