Criminological characteristics of sexual violence
The aim of the current article is to analyse the criminological aspect of sexual violence. Nowadays sexual assault has become a major social issue in many contemporary cultures. Sexual violence is a complex interdisciplinary issue, which includes several aspects psychological, judicial, medical, and...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2018
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SHS web of Conferences
Jahr: 2018 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The aim of the current article is to analyse the criminological aspect of sexual violence. Nowadays sexual assault has become a major social issue in many contemporary cultures. Sexual violence is a complex interdisciplinary issue, which includes several aspects psychological, judicial, medical, and other aspects. Sexual crime is an urgent problem with a high level of latency, most part of such crimes are not reported in crime statistics. Particularly, sexual violence against children is a serious problem for Latvia and the world. At present, there is a sharp increase in such crimes as a human trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation; as well as the number of sexual crimes against boys is rising. Expansion of criminal activity in the cyberspace has also increased.publishersversionPeer reviewe |
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| ISSN: | 2261-2424 |
| DOI: | 10.1051/shsconf/20185101010 |