The trafficking of persons has frequently been described as a "modern" or "Twenty-First Century" form of slavery. According to the Department of St...

The trafficking of individuals within U.S borders is commonly referred to as domestic human trafficking, and it occurs in every state of the nation...

Approximately 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys below the age of 18 are victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) according to the Centers for Disease Control...

While all child abuse is troubling, sexual abuse by school personnel raises particular concerns because of the trust placed in schools. Federal law...

Media reports of the sexual abuse of youth athletes by their coaches have raised questions about how athletic organisations protect against such ab...

Sexual victimisation is highly prevalent in the United States, with 63% of women and 24% of men reporting experiences of sexual victimisation in th...

This book examines how the Department of Defense and its Armed Services -- the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the Services) respond to Se...

Sexual assault is a crime that devastates victims and has a far-reaching negative impact for The Department of Defense (DOD) because it undermines ...

Females have long been viewed as the primary victims of sexual assault but, based on survey data, RAND estimated that in 2014, about 9,000 to about...

The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy in a range of areas ...

Sexual harassment is degrading and illegal. Studies show it has a negative effect on the ability of women to engage in research at the same level a...

This book brings together chapters dealing with sexual harassment and violence, legal developments, as well as sexual harassment in the workplace, ...

In the United States there are 237,868 victims of reported rape and sexual assault per year, with a sexual offense occurring every two minutes. Pub...

Gender-based discrimination, harassment, and violence against women in the home, workplace, and society at large are continuing topics of legislati...

Sexual harassment is intimidation, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for se...

This book presents current research focusing on sexual minorities. Topics discussed include gay and lesbian parenthood; asexuality; media represent...

In recent years, a number of high-profile incidents of sexual violence at institutions of higher education (IHEs) have heightened congressional and...

The eleven essays and the introduction included in this collection offer an interdisciplinary reflection on the multifarious intersections of sexua...

Shadow banking refers to bank-like financial activities that are conducted outside the traditional commercial banking system, many of which are unr...

An explosive book that exposes the abuses of institutionalization."How many brothers and sisters do you have?" It was one of the first questions ki...

The symposium "Sleepers, Moles, and Martyrs: Secret Identifications, Societal Integration, and the Differing Meanings of Freedom" held in Reinhause...

Small nations are facing increasing challenges and some new opportunities in a globalising world. Although the problems facing small nations vary w...