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Victimology - International Student Edition
A Comprehensive Approach

Second Edition


February 2019 | 432 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Drawing from the most up-to-date research and emerging issues, Victimology: A Comprehensive Approach is an accessible, student-friendly text that provides students with an overview of the causes and consequences of victimization and the responses to those causes. Renowned authors and researchers Leah E. Daigle and Lisa R. Muftic use a consistent framework throughout to help readers understand why people are victimized, as well as how the criminal justice system and other social services interact with victims and each other. The focus on causes and responses equips students with the foundational knowledge needed to apply key concepts to real-life situations. Emphasizing the impact of trauma on individuals and opportunities for prevention, this supportive text offers incisive discussions of recurring victimization and the victim-offender overlap with a global focus. The streamlined Second Edition explores emerging topics within this growing field, including immigration and victimization, bullying, homicides and sexual assaults involving LGBTQ persons, school shootings, and more.
 
Chapter 1: Introduction to Victimology
What Is Victimology?

 
The History of Victimology: Before the Victims’ Rights Movement

 
Victimology Across the Globe

 
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 Consequences

 
Psychological Consequences

 
Behavioral Reactions

 
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

 
Prevention

 
 
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

 
Characteristics of Sexual Victimization

 
Responses to Sexual Victimization

 
Consequences of Sexual Victimization

 
Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Males

 
Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Transgender People

 
Special Case: Social Media and the Internet as Tools of Sexual Victimization

 
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 Abusive Relationships Continue

 
Criminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

 
Legal and Community Responses and Prevention

 
 
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: Contemporary Issues in Victimology
Victims of Hate Crimes

 
Victims of Human Trafficking

 
Victims of Terrorism

 
Identity Theft Victimization

 

Supplements

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Password- protected Instructor Resources include the following:
  • Microsoft® Word® test bank that provides a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity to edit any question and/or insert your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
  • Editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides that offer flexibility when creating multimedia lectures and you can customize to your exact needs. Carefully selected video and multimedia links that feature relevant interviews, lectures, personal stories, inquiries, and other content for use in independent or classroom-based explorations of key topics.
  • Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter is included.

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ISBN: 9781544371832
£128.00