Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | SHS Web of Conferences |
Subtitle of host publication | 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II) |
Editors | U. Berkis, L. Vilka |
Publisher | EDP Sciences |
Number of pages | 10 |
Volume | 51 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-2-7598-9059-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Nov 2018 |
Event | 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare": Living in the World of Diversity: Social Transformations. Innovations. Solutions - Riga, Latvia Duration: 23 Nov 2016 → 25 Nov 2016 Conference number: 6 |
Publication series
Name | SHS Web of Conferences |
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Conference
Conference | 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare" |
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Country/Territory | Latvia |
City | Riga |
Period | 23/11/16 → 25/11/16 |
Keywords*
- violence
- violent crime
- sexual violence
- sexual crime
Field of Science*
- 5.5 Law
Publication Type*
- 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database