Victimology
1st Edition
Published on 18. September 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4833-5901-4 (ISBN)
Description
Students will develop an understanding for why people are victimized, as well as how the Criminal Justice system and other social services interact with victims and each other. Students will also receive information about specific types of victimization, including contemporary issues such as stalking, hate crimes, human trafficking, terrorism, and more.
Reviews / Votes
"Crime victimization has emerged as one of the most central, timely, and critical issues to understand among policymakers, practitioners, and academics. Daigle and Muftic have crafted an excellent resource for students and professionals alike to learn about the "big picture" as well as the more detailed problems and solutions surrounding victimology. This book is approachable, digestible, and leaves the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the state of victimology - and the key areas that will increasingly become important in the future." -- Kate Fox "Victimology is an expansive field making it a challenge to cover well in a single text. Nevertheless, Daigle and Muftic, two respected and prolific researchers, have done just that with their comprehensive coverage of victimology in their new text. I find that this work offers everything one needs to gain a broad understanding about victimology in a single source. It is welcome addition to the victimology literature and a text sure to be widely used and appreciated." -- Callie M. RennisonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 187 mm
Weight
697 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4833-5901-4 (9781483359014)
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Leah E. Daigle is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. She received her PhD in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2005. Her most recent research has centered on repeat sexual victimization of college women and responses women use during and after being sexually victimized. Her other research interests include the development and continuation of offending and victimization across the life course. She is author of Victimology: A Text/Reader and Victimology: The Essentials, coauthor of Introduction to Criminology: Theories, Methods, and Criminal Behavior, Criminals in the Making: Criminality Across the Life Course, and Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of College Women, which was awarded the 2011 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. She has also published numerous peer-reviewed articles that have appeared in outlets such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Victims and Offenders.
Lisa R. Muftic is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Western New England University. She received her PhD in criminal justice from North Dakota State University in 2006. For the 2012-2013 academic year, she was appointed the U.S. Fulbright Scholar to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she was a visiting faculty member with the Faculty of Criminal Justice Sciences, Criminology and Security Studies at the University of Sarajevo. Dr. Muftic has extensive experience in the areas of violence against women, human trafficking, and international criminal justice issues, with special expertise regarding the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2015 she was named the Faculty Researcher of the Year by the American Society of Criminology Division of Victimology. Her published scholarship has appeared in well-respected refereed journals including Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, Violence Against Women, and Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Lisa R. Muftic is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Western New England University. She received her PhD in criminal justice from North Dakota State University in 2006. For the 2012-2013 academic year, she was appointed the U.S. Fulbright Scholar to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she was a visiting faculty member with the Faculty of Criminal Justice Sciences, Criminology and Security Studies at the University of Sarajevo. Dr. Muftic has extensive experience in the areas of violence against women, human trafficking, and international criminal justice issues, with special expertise regarding the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2015 she was named the Faculty Researcher of the Year by the American Society of Criminology Division of Victimology. Her published scholarship has appeared in well-respected refereed journals including Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, Violence Against Women, and Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Content
Chapter 1. Introduction to Victimology
What Is Victimology?
The History of Victimology: Before the Victims' Rights Movement
The Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation, and Victim Provocation
The History of Victimology: The Victims' Rights Movement
Contributions of the Victims' Rights Movement
Victimology Today
Chapter 2. Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization
Measuring Victimization
Theories and Explanations of Victimization
Chapter 3. The Victim-Offender Overlap
The Link Between Victimization and Offending
Explaining the Link between Victimization and Offending
The Victim-Offender Overlap and Specific Types of Victimization
Chapter. 4 Consequences of Victimization
Physical Injury
Mental Health Consequences and Costs
Economic Costs
System Costs
Vicarious Victimization
Reporting
Fear of Crime
Chapter 5. Recurring Victimization
Types of Recurring Victimization
Extent of Recurring Victimization
Characteristics of Recurring Victimization
Risk Factors for Recurring Victimization
Theoretical Explanations of Recurring Victimization
Consequences of Recurring Victimization
Responses to Recurring Victimization
Chapter 6. Victims' Rights and Remedies
Victims' Rights
Financial Remedy
Remedies and Rights in Court
Chapter 7. Homicide Victimization
Defining Homicide Victimization
Measurement and Extent of Homicide Victimization
Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Homicide Victimization
Different Types of Homicide Victimization
Victim Precipitation
Indirect (Secondary) Victimization
Legal and Community Responses to Homicide Victimization
Chapter 8. Sexual Victimization
What Is Sexual Victimization?
Measurement and Extent of Sexual Victimization
Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization
Responses to Sexual Victimization
Consequences of Sexual Victimization
Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Males
Legal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Victimization
Prevention and Intervention
Chapter 9. Intimate Partner Violence
Defining Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
Measurement and Extent
Who Is Victimized?
Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner Violence
Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence
Why Women Do Not Leave Abusive Relationships
Criminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner Violence
Legal and Community Responses
Chapter 10. Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life
Child Maltreatment
Elder Maltreatment
Chapter 11. Victimization of Special Populations
Victimization of Persons With Disabilities
Who Is Victimized?
Patterns of Victimization
Risk Factors for Victimization for Persons With Disabilities
Responses to Victims With Disabilities
Victimization of Persons With Mental Illness
Victimization of the Incarcerated
Chapter 12. Victimization at School and Work
Victimization at School
Victimization at School: Grades K-12
Victimization at School: College
Victimization at Work
Chapter 13. Property and Identity Theft Victimization
Property Victimization
Identity Theft
Chapter 14. Victimology From a Comparative Perspective
Victimology Across the Globe
Measurement and Extent of Victimization Across the Globe
Justice System Responses to Victimization
Chapter 15. Contemporary Issues in Victimology
Victims of Hate Crimes
Victims of Human Trafficking
Victims of Terrorism
What Is Victimology?
The History of Victimology: Before the Victims' Rights Movement
The Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation, and Victim Provocation
The History of Victimology: The Victims' Rights Movement
Contributions of the Victims' Rights Movement
Victimology Today
Chapter 2. Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization
Measuring Victimization
Theories and Explanations of Victimization
Chapter 3. The Victim-Offender Overlap
The Link Between Victimization and Offending
Explaining the Link between Victimization and Offending
The Victim-Offender Overlap and Specific Types of Victimization
Chapter. 4 Consequences of Victimization
Physical Injury
Mental Health Consequences and Costs
Economic Costs
System Costs
Vicarious Victimization
Reporting
Fear of Crime
Chapter 5. Recurring Victimization
Types of Recurring Victimization
Extent of Recurring Victimization
Characteristics of Recurring Victimization
Risk Factors for Recurring Victimization
Theoretical Explanations of Recurring Victimization
Consequences of Recurring Victimization
Responses to Recurring Victimization
Chapter 6. Victims' Rights and Remedies
Victims' Rights
Financial Remedy
Remedies and Rights in Court
Chapter 7. Homicide Victimization
Defining Homicide Victimization
Measurement and Extent of Homicide Victimization
Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Homicide Victimization
Different Types of Homicide Victimization
Victim Precipitation
Indirect (Secondary) Victimization
Legal and Community Responses to Homicide Victimization
Chapter 8. Sexual Victimization
What Is Sexual Victimization?
Measurement and Extent of Sexual Victimization
Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization
Responses to Sexual Victimization
Consequences of Sexual Victimization
Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Males
Legal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Victimization
Prevention and Intervention
Chapter 9. Intimate Partner Violence
Defining Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
Measurement and Extent
Who Is Victimized?
Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner Violence
Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence
Why Women Do Not Leave Abusive Relationships
Criminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner Violence
Legal and Community Responses
Chapter 10. Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life
Child Maltreatment
Elder Maltreatment
Chapter 11. Victimization of Special Populations
Victimization of Persons With Disabilities
Who Is Victimized?
Patterns of Victimization
Risk Factors for Victimization for Persons With Disabilities
Responses to Victims With Disabilities
Victimization of Persons With Mental Illness
Victimization of the Incarcerated
Chapter 12. Victimization at School and Work
Victimization at School
Victimization at School: Grades K-12
Victimization at School: College
Victimization at Work
Chapter 13. Property and Identity Theft Victimization
Property Victimization
Identity Theft
Chapter 14. Victimology From a Comparative Perspective
Victimology Across the Globe
Measurement and Extent of Victimization Across the Globe
Justice System Responses to Victimization
Chapter 15. Contemporary Issues in Victimology
Victims of Hate Crimes
Victims of Human Trafficking
Victims of Terrorism