Victimology: Crime Victimization and Victim Services

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Authors

Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
Lisa Growette Bostaph
Danielle D. Swerin

Series / Aspen Criminal Justice Series

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Book length

612 pages

Publication Date

2016-09-23

Description

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Preface

Victimology: Crime Victimization and Victim ServicesÂ¿ is a text written for undergraduate students that provides a broad overview of the theoretical basis of victimology, and the role of victimology in today's criminal justice system. This multidisciplinary approach to crime victimization, crime victims, and victim services includes chapters written by authors from a variety of disciplines: criminal justice and criminology, counseling, nursing, social work, nonprofit organizations, law, student affairs, and public policy. Within each chapter, chapter highlights provide more in-depth information on a central concept, spotlights on pioneers in the field, and real world applications that demonstrate how the topic is currently being addressed in communities across the country. The authors' goal was to provide a more holistic perspective that is grounded in how theories arose from the real world experiences of victims in one cohesive text.

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Summary of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments

SECTION 1: GENERAL ISSUES IN VICTIMIZATION
1 Data Sources on Victimization
2 An Introduction to Victimology
3 History of the Victims’ Rights Movement
4 The Role of Victims in the Justice System
5 Trauma-Informed Practices: Meeting the Mental Health
Needs of Victims
6 Cultural Diversity and Victim Assistance: An Introduction

SECTION 2: CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION
7 Intimate Partner Violence
8 Sexual Violence
9 Homicide and Traumatic Death
10 Information and Financial Crimes

SECTION 3: SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS AND LOCATIONS
11 Child Victimization
12 Adolescent Relationship Abuse
13 Victimization of the Elderly
14 Hate Crime in the United States
15 Campus Crime and Victimization
16 Aggression and Violence in the Workplace

SECTION 4: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN VICTIM ASSISTANCE
17 Professionalization of the Victim Assistance Discipline
18 Secondary Stress and Self-Care
19 Conflict Management and the Criminal Justice System
20 Ethics in Victim Services

References
Name Index
Subject Index