Sexual Harassment and Sex Offenders: Patterns, Coping Strategies of Victims and Psychological Implications

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Stephanie H. Ortega (Editor)

Series: Safety and Risk in Society
BISAC: SOC060000

In the United States there are 237,868 victims of reported rape and sexual assault per year, with a sexual offense occurring every two minutes. Public fear of sexual violence has increased in recent decades causing policymakers to develop new laws in order to control and monitor sex offenders to prevent victimization. The laws and policies that address sexual offending are often punitive and involve restrictive and intrusive measures. This book discusses patterns, coping strategies, and psychological implications of harassment and sexual offenders. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Sex Offenders and Victims: Legislation and Policy
(Leah Kaylor, Sarah Schaaf, Michelle Rosselli, Anniken Laake, Christina Johnson and Elizabeth L. Jeglic, John Jay College, New York, USA)

Rape Victim Stigmatization: Consequences of Being Perceived as Mentally Ill
(Evan W. McCracken, Tyler J. Plogher, and Margaret C. Stevenson, University of Evansville, Indiana, USA)

After Megan and Jacob: Changes in Sex Offending and Sex Offender Processing – Arrests, Sentencing, Community Reintegration, Treatment – Since the Passage of Mid-1990s Legislation
(Connie Hassett-Walker, Kean University, New Jersey, USA)

Collateral Consequences of Sex Offender Registration: Stigma Experienced by Spouses of Sex Offenders
(Tyler J. Plogher, Evan W. McCracken, and Margaret C. Stevenson, University of Evansville, Indiana, USA)

Sex Offenders’ Hunting Behavior, Modus Operandi and Geographic Decision-making: An Environmental Criminology Perspective Analysis
(Maria Francisca Rebocho, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal)

The Nature of Stalking
(Stephanie J. Laue, John R. Reddon, Correctional Services of Canada, Canada, and others)

Switching Discourses and Subject Positions – A Strategy to Cope with Sexual Harassment among Estonian Nurses
(Katri Lamesoo and Raili Marling, University of Tartu, Estonia)

Index

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