Male Victims of Sexual Assault

This work reports on the first epidemiological study of male sexual victimization in Europe and challenges the stereotype of gay men as sexual predators. It discusses male rape in prisons, anthropological background, legislation and links between early sexual victimization and later perpetration. 160 pages. Adrian Coxall, Michael B. King and Gillian Mezey, the prevalence and characteristics of male sexual assault; D.J. West, homophobia - covert and overt; Bill Watkins and Arnon Bentovim, male children and adolescents as victims - a review of current knowledge; A. Coxall and M.B. King, behind locked doors - sexual assault on men in custodial environments; Stuart Turner, surviving sexual assault and sexual torture; Ivor H. Jones, cultural and historical aspects of male sexual assault; Zsuzsanna Adler, male victims of sexual assault - legal issues; G. Mezey and M.B. King - treatment of male victims of sexual assault.