Different states use the terms “sexual assault” and “sexual abuse” in different ways. Both are typically crimes, though. Sexual abuse is often a sex offense committed on a child, while victims of sexual assault are typically adults. They can also both be the basis for a civil lawsuit ...
The full text of Sexual Coercion in Texas can be found in section 21.18 of the Texas Penal code. A person commits a sexual coercion offense if the person intentionally threatens (including by coercion or extortion) to commit: Prostitution Human Trafficking (certain sections) Continuous Sexual Assa...
Most risk assessment instruments for JSO consider SB a risk factor for sexual recidivism. For example, the ERASOR item 2 (Worling & Curwen,2001, coding form p. 2) codes “Obsessive sexual interests/Preoccupation with sexual thoughts” operationalized as unusually frequent sexual thoughts, comments,...
Sexual AssaultALIConsentSemioticsRegulationRiskCriminal LawThe concept of consent is ubiquitous in the West. It is the foundation of its construction of meaning for sovereignty (and political legitimacy), and for personSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
SEXUAL assaultHUMAN sexualityCRIMINAL codesThe negative use of modern electronic means has led to the emergence of a new type of crime. It is committed in an electronic environment, including crimes that constitute an outrageous sexual assault on the victim's body, which requi...
Criminalization of actions related to sexual violence against children: Legal regulation, international experience, administrative and penal aspectsdoi:10.46398/cuestpol.4179.26SEXUAL assaultCHILDREN'S rightsCHILD welfareCRIMINAL codesCRIMINAL lawMINORS
The Penal Code Act 574 (revised 1997) Section 312 permits safe abortion if performed by a registered medical practitioner and the medical practitioner determines that continuance of the pregnancy endangers the life of the pregnant woman or harms her physical or mental health [37,38,39]. In 2014...
Sexual Assault or Sexual Abuse causing deep and chronic mental damage was not mentioned at all. To add insult to injury, Brian also experienced prevarication in the form of offers to him to help organise a healing liturgy for victims, and to talk to seminarians on the effects of abuse. He...