Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Sexual Assault: Challenging the Myths

by Corina Schulze, Sarah Koon-Magnin, Valerie Bryan

The underlying argument of this groundbreaking study is this: sexual orientation and gender identity influence how sexual assault is experienced, how it is perceived, and ultimately, how victims (and perpetrators) are treated by the criminal justice system. Focusing much of their work on the queer community - a community with a disproportionately high risk of sexual assault - the authors introduce the Identity Inclusive Sexual Assault Myth Scale (IISAMS)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626377782
• ISBN13: 9781626377783
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.