The word of a woman? : police, rape, and belief / Jan Jordan.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.Description: x, 276 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1403921695 (alk. paper)
  • 9781403921697 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV 8079 .R35 J67 2004
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Contents:
Introduction: The Credibility Conundrum -- 'She stings while she delights': Rape Definitions and Representations -- 'Have you really been raped?' Criminal Justice System Responses -- Beyond Belief: Police Files on Rape -- Having 'a nose for it': How Investigators Investigate -- Perfect Victims/Perfect Policing? In the Words of the Women -- 'Getting it right': Reviewing Police Responses to Rape -- Conclusion: True 'lies' and 'false' Truths -- End Poem.
Review: "What value is placed upon the word of a woman? This question lies at the heart of this book. The notion that women lie about rape is a prevalent belief with pervasive influence. This book is unique in combining police file data with interviews obtained from both rape survivors and detectives in order to critically explore how this belief affects police officers' responses to women who report rape. Overall the book illustrates how, despite recent attempts to improve police rape investigation procedures, these continue to be dominated by pervasive beliefs and stereotypes regarding both the nature of rape and the nature of women."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-271) and index.

Introduction: The Credibility Conundrum -- 'She stings while she delights': Rape Definitions and Representations -- 'Have you really been raped?' Criminal Justice System Responses -- Beyond Belief: Police Files on Rape -- Having 'a nose for it': How Investigators Investigate -- Perfect Victims/Perfect Policing? In the Words of the Women -- 'Getting it right': Reviewing Police Responses to Rape -- Conclusion: True 'lies' and 'false' Truths -- End Poem.

"What value is placed upon the word of a woman? This question lies at the heart of this book. The notion that women lie about rape is a prevalent belief with pervasive influence. This book is unique in combining police file data with interviews obtained from both rape survivors and detectives in order to critically explore how this belief affects police officers' responses to women who report rape. Overall the book illustrates how, despite recent attempts to improve police rape investigation procedures, these continue to be dominated by pervasive beliefs and stereotypes regarding both the nature of rape and the nature of women."--BOOK JACKET.

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