Full 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.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to VictimologyWhat Is Victimology?The History of Victimology: Before the Victims' Rights MovementThe Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation, and Victim ProvocationThe History of Victimology: The Victims' Rights MovementContributions of the Victims' Rights MovementVictimology TodayChapter 2. Extent, Theories, and Factors of VictimizationMeasuring VictimizationTheories and Explanations of VictimizationChapter 3. The Victim-Offender OverlapThe Link Between Victimization and OffendingExplaining the Link between Victimization and OffendingThe Victim-Offender Overlap and Specific Types of VictimizationChapter. 4 Consequences of VictimizationPhysical InjuryMental Health Consequences and CostsEconomic CostsSystem CostsVicarious VictimizationReportingFear of CrimeChapter 5. Recurring VictimizationTypes of Recurring VictimizationExtent of Recurring VictimizationCharacteristics of Recurring VictimizationRisk Factors for Recurring VictimizationTheoretical Explanations of Recurring VictimizationConsequences of Recurring VictimizationResponses to Recurring VictimizationChapter 6. Victims' Rights and RemediesVictims' RightsFinancial RemedyRemedies and Rights in CourtChapter 7. Homicide VictimizationDefining Homicide VictimizationMeasurement and Extent of Homicide VictimizationRisk Factors for and Characteristics of Homicide VictimizationDifferent Types of Homicide VictimizationVictim PrecipitationIndirect (Secondary) VictimizationLegal and Community Responses to Homicide VictimizationChapter 8. Sexual VictimizationWhat Is Sexual Victimization?Measurement and Extent of Sexual VictimizationRisk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual VictimizationResponses to Sexual VictimizationConsequences of Sexual VictimizationSpecial Case: Sexual Victimization of MalesLegal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual VictimizationPrevention and InterventionChapter 9. Intimate Partner ViolenceDefining Intimate Partner Violence and AbuseMeasurement and ExtentWho Is Victimized?Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner ViolenceConsequences of Intimate Partner ViolenceWhy Women Do Not Leave Abusive RelationshipsCriminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner ViolenceLegal and Community ResponsesChapter 10. Victimization at the Beginning and End of LifeChild MaltreatmentElder MaltreatmentChapter 11. Victimization of Special PopulationsVictimization of Persons With DisabilitiesWho Is Victimized?Patterns of VictimizationRisk Factors for Victimization for Persons With DisabilitiesResponses to Victims With DisabilitiesVictimization of Persons With Mental IllnessVictimization of the IncarceratedChapter 12. Victimization at School and WorkVictimization at SchoolVictimization at School: Grades K-12Victimization at School: CollegeVictimization at WorkChapter 13. Property and Identity Theft VictimizationProperty VictimizationIdentity TheftChapter 14. Victimology From a Comparative PerspectiveVictimology Across the GlobeMeasurement and Extent of Victimization Across the GlobeJustice System Responses to VictimizationChapter 15. Contemporary Issues in VictimologyVictims of Hate CrimesVictims of Human TraffickingVictims of Terrorism
