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

Abstract

Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Sexual Violence in the City 1 1. Hand of God: DNA and Victim Subjectivity in 37 Sexual Assault Intervention 2. Making Time: Temporalities of Law, Healing, and Sexual Violence 57 3. On Truth and Disgust: Managing Emotion in the Forensic 76 Intervention 4. Re/production: Articulating Paths to Healing and Justice 103 5. Facing Victims: Vision and Visage in the Forensic Exam 130 6. Documentary Agency: Institutional Dispositions toward 152 Gender and Rape Myths 7. There Is No Place Like Home: Home, Harm, and Healing 176 8. Patient and Victim Compliance: Drugs, AIDS, and Local 195 Geographies of Care Conclusion: We're Not There for the Victim: The Violence 217 of Forensic Care Notes 231 Bibliography 243 Index 267 About the Author 277