Sexual offences : law, policy and punishment / by Thomas O'Malley.
Material type: TextPublication details: Dublin : Round Hall Sweet & Maxwell, 1996.Description: xxxix, 511p. ; 24cmISBN:- 9781899738342 (pbk) :
- 1899738347 (pbk.)
- 345.4170241 OMA
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 345.4170241 OMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 109327 |
Includes bibliography and index.
1. Changing perceptions of sexual violence. -- 2. Rape and related offences. -- 3. Sexual assault. -- 4. Sexual abuse of children and young persons. -- 5. Incest. -- 6. Sexual offences against mentally impaired persons. -- 7. Homosexual offences. -- 8. Indecency offences. -- 9. Prostitution. -- 10. Trial of sexual offences. -- 11. Sentencing : an introduction. -- 12. Sentencing for rape and other sexual offences. -- 13. Patterns of sentencing for rape. -- 14. Sentencing reform, treatment strategies and the role of the victim. -- 15. Incipient harms : pornography and sexual harassment. -- 16. Unfinished business.
A comprehensive analysis, this text defines the major sexual offences and seeks to evaluate the legacy of recent statutes such as the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993.