Handbook of Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault Prevention

This timely handbook provides in-depth overviews of the myriad and multi-faceted issues surrounding sexual assault and its pervasiveness in today’s culture. Drawing for multiple viewpoints and experts, the book is divided into seven comprehensive sections, covering such topics as risk factors, varying theoretical frameworks, prevention and intervention, and special populations. Within these sections the authors provide historical background as well as the latest research, and offer treatment outcomes and potentials.Selected topics covered in this book include:

Feminist theories of sexual assaultSocial and economic factors surrounding sexual violenceMental, physiological, physical, and functional health concerns of victims, including PTSDMajor categories of sexual offendersTreatment of sexual assault survivors in the LGBTQ+ communityProcedural processes related to sexual assault investigation and adjudication within thecriminal justice system





The Handbook of Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault Prevention is a vital book that will appeal to a broad spectrum of students, researchers, practitioners, and clinicians in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, community mental health, and sociology.