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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 51, 2018
6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II)
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| Article Number | 01010 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| Section | Society | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185101010 | |
| Published online | 07 November 2018 | |
Criminological characteristics of sexual violence
Rıga Stradiņš University, Latvia
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.
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