Sexual Assault

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

A Guide to Mastery in Clinical Nursing: The Comprehensive Reference

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publisher Location

New York, NY

First page number:

133

Last page number:

138

Abstract

"Rape is a legal term ... [referring] to any penetration of a body orifice (mouth, vagina, or anus) involving force or the threat of force or incapacity (i.e. associated with young or old age, cognitive or physical disability, or drug or alchol intoxication) and non-consent" (Linden, 2011, p. 834). Sexual assault and rape are violent intrusions toward an individual or group of individuals (usually female) that are intentional and harmful, perpetrated by individuals or groups with preferential paraphilias toward victims and type of sexual offense, but variable with multiple modus operandi (Lasher, McGrath, & Cumming, 2014). ... See full text for complete abstract.

Disciplines

Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Language

English


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