The violence of care : rape victims, forensic nurses, and sexual assault intervention

Summary: Every year in the U.S., thousands of women and hundreds of men participate in sexual assault forensic examinations. Drawing on four years of participatory research in a Baltimore emergency room, Sameena Mulla reveals the realities of sexual assault response in the forensic age. Taking an approach developed at the intersection of medical and legal anthropology, she analyzes the ways in which nurses work to collect and preserve evidence while addressing the needs of sexual assault victims as patients. Mulla argues that blending the work of care and forensic investigation into a single interventi.

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ISBN: 1479867217
ISBN: 9781479867219
ISBN: 1479800317
ISBN: 9781479800315
ISBN: 1479878901
ISBN: 9781479878901
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 277 pages)
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Publisher: New York : New York University Press, [2014].

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-266) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	8. Patient and Victim Compliance: Drugs, AIDS, and Local Geographies of CareConclusion: "We're Not There for the Victim": The Violence of Forensic Care; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.