Sexual Assault Quick-Reference: For Healthcare, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals
- ISBN-10
- 1878060384
- ISBN-13
- 9781878060389
- Category
- Social Science / Criminology
- Pages
- 522
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- G.W. Medical Pub.
- Author
- Angelo P. Giardino
Description
Sexual assault can happen to anyone at any age. Sexual Assault Quick-Reference offers an invaluable resource for physicians, emergency room staff, EMTs, social service personnel, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and anyone else who may be confronted with a sexual assault victim of any age. In these situations, there is no room for error. The right knowledge, accurate diagnosis, and treatment of sexual assault cases can better protect victims and hold their perpetrators accountable. In a convenient pocket-sized format, Sexual Assault Quick-Reference provides easy-to-access information on topics such as what is and what is not sexual assault, the roles of the various interdisciplinary team members and their effectiveness in dealing with victims, and common characteristics of assault perpetrators. Possible interventions for victims are also given. You are walked through the process of detecting sexual assault and caring for the victims, and told what is needed to successfully prosecute perpetrators.
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