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Policing and prosecuting sexual assault : inside the criminal justice system / Cassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis

Author
Spohn, Cassia (Cassia Cathleen)
Additional Titles
Policing & prosecuting sexual assault : inside the criminal justice system
Published
Boulder, Colorado ; London : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Additional Creators
Tellis, Katharine, 1979-
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Contents
Sexual assault and the criminal justice system -- Policies and practices -- Detective and prosecutor perspectives -- Case attrition and case outcomes -- False reports -- The overuse and misuse of the exceptional clearance -- Intimate partner sexual assault -- Taking sexual assault seriously -- References.
Summary
Cassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis assess the criminal justice system's response to sexual assault, exploring the complex dynamics that shape the actions of police and prosecutors. The authors draw on unparalleled access to Los Angeles detectives, prosecutors, and case files to make sense of the factors that affect the outcomes of sexual assault claims. Following cases from victim report, to police investigation, to the decision to charge--or not to charge--they provide new insights into why shockingly few sexual assault claims lead to an eventual criminal conviction.
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ISBN
9781626374133 (electronic bk.)
1626374139 (electronic bk.)
9781626370241
1626370249
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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