Practical Aspects of Rape Investigation: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Fourth Edition (Practical Aspects of Criminal & Forensic Investigations) [Hardcover]

Robert R. Hazelwood (Editor), Ann Wolbert Burgess (Editor)

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Publication Date: June 25, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1420065041 | ISBN-13: 978-1420065046 | Edition: 4

U.S. Justice Department statistics indicate that only 26 percent of all rapes or attempted rapes are reported to law enforcement officials, and only slightly more than half of these result in the arrest of a suspect. Part of the problem lies in the public’s lack of faith in the criminal justice system’s ability to effectively deal with rape, victims, and the offenders.

Practical Aspects of Rape Investigation: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Fourth Edition presents several new research findings and forensic techniques which enable agencies to overcome past impediments to successful intervention and prosecution. This revision of the perennial bestseller adds several new chapters and expertly advances the state of knowledge for police, health professionals, rape crisis staffs, and other criminal justice professionals.

The book begins with a focus on the victim and reviews contemporary issues in the field of sexual violence, discusses the impact of sexual assault on the victim, and outlines victim care services. Then, from an investigative perspective, the book examines the relevance of fantasy, impulsive and ritualistic behavior, the personality of the offender, victim and offender interviews, geographic profiling, false allegations, and false confessions.

A discussion of forensics and the court includes topics on collection of evidence, medical examinations and treatment, and trial preparation issues. Lastly, the book examines special populations with sections on pedophiles, female and juvenile offenders, drug-facilitated rape, sexual sadism, abuse of the elderly, and the timely topic of educator misconduct.

This work was compiled by former FBI Agent Robert R. “Roy” Hazelwood and Ann Wolbert Burgess, Professor of Psychiatric Nursing at Boston College. The comprehensive text they have assembled is the definitive resource for those who must contend with the crimes of rape and other sexual assaults.

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• Hardcover: 592 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 4 edition (June 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420065041
• ISBN-13: 978-1420065046
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
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This comprehensive text is well worth the money. The 27 contributors are all well-known experts in their fields. The contribution by legal scholar Richard Leo on false rape confessions is an especially nice addition. Each chapter also includes a comprehensive bibliography. Because this book is not searchable, I am providing an abbreviated Table of Contents for potential customers. Hope this helps you decide whether this book will be useful to you. (If it's helpful, please reward my effort by clicking on "Yes" at the bottom; that boosts my reviewer ranking.)

Section I: The Victim
Contemporary Issues, Ann Wolbert Burgess and Carol Harvey Marchetti
Incidence, Prevalence
Evidentiary Examination of the Victim
Elder Sexual Abuse in Nursing Homes
Memory
Developmental Traumatology: A Neurobiological Perspective
Substance Abuse
Date-Rape Drugs
Stalking, Cyberstalking
Youth Online Victimization

Rape and Its Impact on the Victim, Angela F. Amar and Ann Wolbert Burgess
Rape Trauma Syndrome
Anxiety-Based Disorders
Depression, Substance Abuse, Psychosocial Adaptation
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Physical Health Effects of Rape
Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Cultural Values and Sexual Assault
Global Reports of Rape and Sexual Assault

Victim Services and SANE/SART Programs, Ann Wolbert Burgess, Annie Lewis-O'Connor, M. Elaine Nugent-Borakove, and Patricia Fanflik
Hospital-Based Victim Care Service: Early Services
Rape Crisis Services
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
The Evolution of SANE and SART
The Anti-rape Movement and the Development of Rape Crisis Centers
The "Second Assault": Early Treatment of Rape Victims by the System
Research on SANE/SART Programs

Section II: Investigation
The Relevance of Fantasy in Serial Sexual Crimes
Investigation, Robert R. Hazelwood and Janet I Warren
The Paraphilias
Fantasy in Sexual Crimes
Inanimate Objects, Dolls, Photographs, Clothing
Consenting Partners, Prostitutes, Girlfriends or Spouses as Partners
Investigative Significance of Fantasy
Fantasy and Search Warrants
Fantasy and Prosecutive Strategy

The Sexually Violent Offender: Impulsive or Ritualistic,
Robert R. Hazelwood and Janet I. Warren
The Impulsive Sex Offender
Motivation, Fantasy, Personality Style, Collections/Pornography
Pre-offense Acting Out, Criminal Behavior
The Ritualistic Offender
Motivation, Personality Style, Fantasy, Relational, Paraphilic, Demographic, Situational
Pre-offense Acting Out, Criminal Behavior, Pornography, Criminal History

The Behavioral-Oriented Interview of Rape Victims: The Key to Profiling, Robert R. Hazelwood and Ann Wolbert Burgess
Profiling the Unidentified Rapist
Questioning for Behavior
Method of Approach: Con, Blitz, Surprise
Offender's Control of the Victim
Victim Resistance
Sexual Dysfunctions
Type and Sequence of Sexual Acts

Analyzing the Rape and Profiling the Offender, Robert R. Hazelwood
Selfish versus Pseudo-unselfish Behavior
Behavior: Verbal, Sexual, Physical
Rapist Typologies
Gang Rape
Criminal Investigative Analysis
Victimology
Sexual Dysfunction
Type and Sequence of Sexual Acts
Offender Profiling

Interviewing the Rapist, Michael R. Napier
Developing the Interview Plan
Traits of Successful Interviewers
Question Formulation
Tools of the Profession
Reading Minds
Planting Ideas
Theme Development
Test of Commitment
Offender-Specific Tactics

Geographic Profiling in Serial Rape Investigations, D. Kim Rossmo
Criminal Investigative Process
Linkage Analysis
Physical Evidence
Offender Description
Crime Scene Behavior
Stranger and Serial Rape
Geographic Profiling
The Rigel Software System
Suspect Prioritization
Police Information Systems
Task Force Management
Sex Offender Registries
Government and Business Databases
Motor Vehicle Registrations
Bloodings
Peak-of-Tension Polygraphy

Linkage Analysis: M.O., Ritual, and Signature in Serial Sexual Crimes, Robert R. Hazelwood and Janet I. Warren
Modus Operandi
Ritualistic Behaviors in Sexual Crimes
The Signature in Sexual Crimes
Linkage Analysis
Analysis in the Sanchez and Johnson Cases

False Rape Allegations, Robert R. Hazelwood and Ann Wolbert Burgess
Problems Confronting the Investigator
Classification of Unfounded Rape Cases
Sex-Stress Situations
Delusional Rape Allegation
Motives for False Rape Allegations
False Allegations and the Adaptation Continuum
Munchausen Syndrome

Collateral Materials in Sexual Crimes, Robert R. Hazelwood and Kenneth V. Lanning
Traditional Evidence in Sexual Crimes
Forensic Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
Eyewitness Evidence
Direct Evidence
Collateral Materials

Interrogation and False Confessions in Rape Cases, Richard A. Leo
Causes of False Confessions
The Police Interrogation
Step 1: Shifting the Suspect from Confident to Hopeless
Step 2: Offering the Suspect Inducements to Confess
The Different Types of False Confessions
Voluntary False Confession
Stress-Compliant False Confession
Coerced-Compliant False Confession
Coerced-Persuaded False Confession
Noncoerced-Persuaded False Confession
The Consequences of False Confessions

Section III: Forensics and Court
Physical Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations, Robert P. Spalding and P. David Bigbee

Evidence Recovery Considerations in Sexual Assault
Investigations, Robert P. Spalding and P. David Bigbee

Medical Examination of Sexually Abused Children, Andi Taroli

Injury and Forensic Examination of the Victim, Kathleen P. Brown and Marilyn S. Sommers

Classifying Rape and Sexual Assault, Ann Wolbert Burgess and Robert R. Hazelwood

Prosecuting Rape Cases: Trial Preparation and Trial Tactic Issues, Teresa Scalzo

Section IV: Special Populations
Cyber "Pedophiles": A Behavioral Perspective, Kenneth V. Lanning

The Sexual Crimes of Juveniles, John A. Hunter

Investigatory Significance to Law Enforcement and Child
Protective Services, Janet I. Warren and Julia Hislop

Drug-Facilitated Sex Assault, Michael Welner and Barbara Welner

The Criminal Sexual Sadist, Robert R. Hazelwood, Park Elliot Dietz, and Janet I. Warren

Sexual Sadists: Their Wives and Girlfriends, Robert R. Hazelwood

Elder Sexual Abuse Victims, Ann Wolbert Burgess and Leonard I. Morgenbesser

Sex Offenders of the Elderly, Ann Wolbert Burgess, Robert A. Prentky, and Mark Saffarik

Educator Sexual Misconduct: Grooming Patterns and Female Offenders, James Knoll