Description
Presents an overview of violence against women and child abuse. It covers eight specific issues:
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Gender, human rights and the law
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Police attitudes and sensitisation
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Crime prevention approaches to repeat victimisation
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Perspectives on offender profiling
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Evidence and investigation techniques
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Medical and forensic evidence and investigation procedures
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Liaison with non-police organisations
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Statistics, data collection and case management
The authors also introduce training modules on rape, other sexual offences, domestic violence, child abuse and protection as models of good practice from selected Commonwealth countries.
This book is a revision and update of the original edition which was published in 1989. The first two chapters are entirely new and have been added at the request of police officers.
The first edition was hailed by the UN Rapporteur as “a useful guide which is used in the Commonwealth and beyond.”
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Overview of violence to women and sexual exploitation and abuse of children
Section 3: Gender, human rights and the law
Section 4: Police attitudes and sensitisation
Section 5: Crime prevention approaches to repeated victimisation
Section 6: Perspectives on offender profiling
Section 7: Evidence and investigation techniques
Section 8: Medical and forensic evidence procedures
Section 9: Liaison with non-police organisations and referral agencies
Section 10: Statistics, data collection and case management
Section 11: A representative sample of training modules focusing on rape, other sexual offences, domestic violence, child abuse and protection
11.1 Britain: Training module on child protection (12-14 months service)
11.2 Britain: Training module on rape (12-14 months service)
11.3 Britain: Training module on sexual offences (12-14 months service)
11.4 Malta: Police Training on violence against women and child sexual abuse (recruitment/refresher)
11.5 Canada (British Columbia): Violence against women in relationships
11.6 New Zealand: Family violence training pack (all levels)
11.7 South Africa: Training on human rights and policy, vulnerable persons (all levels)
11.8 India: Women and violence. Training module for police officers (5 years service)
Section 12: Country reports
12.1 South Africa: National crime prevention strategy. Department of Justice activities on violence against women and child sexual abuse
12.2 New Zealand: Family violence policy
12.3 Singapore: The role of women police officers in dealing with victims of sexual offences
12.4 Canada: Learning together, working together – integrated justice system training to enhance the safety of women
12.5 Australia: Police training – a review of internal and external courses
Section 13: Documents
13.1 CEDAW General Recommendation 19: Violence Against Women
13.2 48/104 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Section 14: Bibliography