{"product_id":"policing-sexual-assault","title":"Policing Sexual Assault","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolicing Sexual Assault\u003c\/em\u003e provides a detailed account of current police practice in the UK in response to sexual assault. The authors use case studies and interviews to find out why when the number of rape cases has almost trebled since 1985, the proportion of cases resulting in a conviction has dropped from 24% to 8.6%. Chapters cover:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean overview of existing research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epolice culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epolice recording practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of the Crime Prosecution Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emale rape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanalysis of the judicial process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einterviews with complainants and first-hand accounts of their experiences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eproposals for reform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors place their findings within the context of theoretical debates about domestic and sexual violence and examine the gap between official condemnations of male violence, as enshrined in law, and the realities of the victims' (male and female) experiences - whereby the violence is too often condoned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54255810806104,"sku":"9780415163880","price":64.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415163880.jpg?v=1777267857","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/policing-sexual-assault","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}