RT Article T1 Female Criminal Victimization and Criminal Justice Response in China JF The British journal of criminology VO 46 IS 5 SP 859 OP 874 A1 Lu, Hong A2 Liu, Jianhong 1954- A2 Crowther, Alicia LA English YR 2006 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639318070 AB Growing attention has been paid to female victimization around the world in recent decades. This study examines sexual assault against women, its legal definition and criminal punishment in transitional China. Four forms of sexual assault, including rape, abduction of women, sexual assault and forcing women into prostitution in China, are discussed. Employing criminal court cases spanning ten years from 1992 to 2002, this study further constructs offender and offence profiles and their respective legal punishment in China. Theoretical and practical implications of this comparative research are discussed K1 Viktimisierung K1 Frauen K1 Sexuelle Gewalt K1 China K1 Bestrafung K1 Prostitution K1 Vergewaltigung K1 Strafrecht K1 Tätermerkmale