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One woman gets raped every 30 minutes in this country. And yet nobody has ever analyzed this crisis in depth, his book, for the first time in India, presents a comprehensive analysis including:

• Psychological analysis of different types of rapists including pathological rapists, gang rapists, date/acquaintance rapists, dominance assertion rapists, riot rapists, crime-on-the-side rapists, juvenile rapists, paedophiles and rapists of children;

• Sociological analysis of rape and molestation;

• Historical reasons of the Indian male’s twisted notions of manliness;

• Societal factors responsible for sexually aggressive behaviour;

• Media’s role and responsibility;

• Effect of the popular media on the minds of the people;

• Effect of pornography and sexually titillating content in the media on the minds of the people;

• How the fostering of certain stereotypes distorts the notions of the men about women;

• Objectification of women in the mass media and its effect;

• What help can a woman expect from the police;

• An exposition of the judicial process for victims of sexual offences;

• Nuances of the law pertaining to rape and molestation;

• Post-rape response and trauma management;

• Women and self-defence; and

• Sexual harassment and the legal system to deal with it.

A ruthless analysis of the real source of the problem. Written by an IPS officer with over 30 years of service and a renowned academician. Offers a whole lot of extremely valuable practical advice and top tips for women to make themselves more secure, which only a top cop could give. A book every woman will be grateful for.