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  • Sexual Violence in Australia, 1970s–1980s

    Rape and Child Sexual Abuse

    by Lisa Featherstone ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book explores sexual violence and crime in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s, a period of intense social and legal change. Driven by the sexual revolutions, second wave feminism, and ideas of the rights of the child, there was a new public interest in the sexual assault of women and children. Sexual abuse was studied, surveyed and discussed more than ever before in Australian society. Yet, ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Sex Crimes in the Fifties

    by Lisa Featherstone, Amanda Kaladelfos ...
    The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2013-2017) has given national consciousness to the problematic treatment of sexual offences in Australia's past. Yet there has been little historical research into the policing, prosecution and punishment of those crimes.This book examines Australia's treatment of sexual crimes in the 1950s, a decade well known for ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Sociology of Debt

    by Max Haiven, Nicholas Gane, Joe Deville, Rosie Walker, Leila Dawney, Samuel Kirwan, Mark Davis, Joshua Bowsher, Ole Bjerg, Lisa Adkins ...
    Over the course of the last ten years the issue of debt has become a serious problem that threatens to destroy the global socio-economic system and ruin the everyday lives of millions of people. This collection brings together a range of perspectives of key thinkers on debt to provide a sociological analysis focused upon the social, political, economic, and cultural meanings of indebtedness.The ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • The Limits of Consent

    Sexual Assault and Affirmative Consent

    by Lisa Featherstone, Cassandra Byrnes, Jenny Maturi, Kiara Minto, Renée Mickelburgh, Paige Donaghy ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book examines the ways that consent operates in contemporary culture, suggesting it is a useful starting point to respectful relationships. This work, however, seeks to delve deeper, into the more complicated aspects of sexual consent. It examines the ways meaningful consent is difficult, if not impossible, in relationships that involve intimate partner violence or family violence ... Read more

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  • Women, Rape and Justice

    Unravelling the Rape Conundrum

    by Jan Jordan ...
    Series series Victims, Culture and Society
    Is justice possible for a woman raped in contemporary patriarchal culture? This book explores one of the major conundrums of our time: given all the feminist activism and reforms of the last 50 years, why does rape remain so prevalent and justice so elusive? In exploring these questions, Jan Jordan takes us back into the patriarchal origins of our rape culture in order to trace the connections ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Criminology: A Complete Introduction

    A step-by-step Teach Yourself guide to use at home, school or college

    by Peter Joyce, Wendy Laverick ...
    'A great and educational read..' Amazon 5 star reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐**'**Would definitely recommend to anyone thinking .' Amazon 5 star reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Criminology is a multi-disciplinary subject - but it doesn't have to be difficult. This book, complete with case studies and key facts, forms a course which will take you from beginner or intermediate level to having a confident grasp of th... ... Read more

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  • Criminology

    The Essentials

    by Mr James Treadwell ...
    [![A companion website is available for this text][]][A companion website is available for this text 1]This is an essential introduction to undergraduate studies in criminology. Short, clear and concise, it provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes covered on your criminology course.The second edition provides:- Summaries of key course content, including new sections on race and ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • Criminal Justice

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Julian V. Roberts ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The criminal justice system is wide ranging; from the crimes themselves and policing to the sentencing of offenders and prisons. In this Very Short Introduction Julian V. Roberts draws upon the latest research and current practices from a number of different countries around the world. Focusing on the adversarial model of justice found in common law countries such as the United States, United ... Read more

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  • Black Lives, White Law

    Locked Up and Locked Out in Australia

    by Russell Marks ...
    How and why Australia's legal system fails Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people'Russell Marks unravels a national tragedy. From the front line he delivers a first-rate, firsthand account of how so many First Nations people end up in jail, again and again.' --Patrick Dodson, Labor Senator for Western AustraliaIndigenous Australians are the most incarcerated people on the planet. Indigenous ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Gender-Critical Feminism

    by Holly Lawford-Smith ...
    The expectation used to be that men would be masculine and women would be feminine, and this was assumed to come naturally to them in virtue of their biology. That orthodoxy persists today in many parts of society. On this view, sex is gender and gender is sex. A new view of gender has emerged in recent years, a view on which gender is an 'identity', a way that people feel about themselves in ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Women and Gendered Violence in Canada

    An Intersectional Approach

    by Chris Bruckert, Tuulia Law ...
    Violence against women is usually framed as an issue of interpersonal violence perpetuated by men. While domestic violence and sexual assault are significant social problems, such a narrow framing obscures the diversity of women’s experience, fails to illuminate the role social structures play, and excludes discussions of workplace and state violence. By drawing on a range of theoretical ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

  • Why Rape Culture is a Dangerous Myth

    From Steubenville to Ched Evans

    by Luke Gittos ...
    Series Book 23 - Societas
    Today it is often said that we live in a 'rape culture'. Panicked headlines tell us that rape is on the increase and that the police are failing to deal with it. Our courts are said to be incapable of delivering justice in rape cases, with the rate of convictions remaining consistently low. Sexism and misogyny in wider society have created a culture in which rape is pervasive, under-reported and ... Read more

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