Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse: Resources and Responses for Individuals and Families

by Florence L. Denmark

The statistics on sexual abuse in the United States suggest that such crimes are perceived as socially acceptable, despite laws to the contrary. Thirty percent of women are battered at least once in their adult lives, while four million girls and women are trafficked annually. Seventy-five percent of employed battered women are harassed at their jobs by abusive husbands or lovers and half of them are murdered by these mates. At least twenty percent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031337970X
• ISBN13: 9780313379703
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"