Full Description
This festschrift in honor of the work and legacy of Dr. Marc Groenhuijsen provides an international and holistic overview of recent developments in victimology, taking a global scope but grounded in everyday experiences of victims. Its multidisciplinary perspective reflects a range of approaches and practices in victimology, including contributions from the fields of social work, criminology, sociology, psychology, and law.
Firstly, the volume introduces new perspectives in victimology, and then analyzes different forms of victimization in countries worldwide. It gives special attention to victims' rights and participation in the criminal justice system, detailing victim-centered approaches to justice through practices such as restorative justice and restitution.
Highlighting the growth and development of victimology from a specialization in criminology to an academic discipline in its own right, this book reflects the range of approaches and depth of scholarship in the field. This will be an essential resource to students of victimology, researchers, policy makers, and victim's advocates.
Contents
Part I New Perspectives and Approaches in Victimology.- 1 Cyber Victimology: A New Sub-Discipline of the 21st Century Victimology.- 2. From Victim to Survivor to Overcomer.- 3. The Relevance of Error Margins in The Trend Towards Algorithmic Victimology: Some Remarks on The Futures of Theory and Risk Assessment From The Spanish Periphery.- 4. A Victimological Exploration of the African Values of Ubuntu.- 5. New Perspectives on a General Methodology of Victim Support.- 6. Victim Labeling Theory; A Reappraisal.- Part II: Types of Victimization.- 7. Arab girls at risk of victimization: Cultural and Personal characteristics.- 8. Transphobic Femicide: An Intersectional Perspective.- 9. Maritime Piracy Victimization of Seafarers and Their Families.- 10. Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States: A Victim-Centered Approach.- 11. Findings from an Intervention on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children from Mayan Communities in Mexico.- Part III: Victims' Rights and Participation in the Criminal Justice System.- 12. What Can We Achieve By 2030? Rights for Victims of Crime in the Era of Sustainable Development Goals.- 13. The Value of Legal Provisions for An Adequate Treatment of Victims of Crime: Does The Victims' Rights Directive of The European Union Set A New Benchmark?.- 14. Ensuring Victims' Participation in the Criminal Justice System of the United States of America.- 15. Improving access to justice: Procedural justice through legal counsel for victims of crime.- 16. Victims Behind the Model Minority Myth: Are Asian Americans Model Victims?.- Part IV: Practical Dimensions of Victimology.- 17. Victim-Initiated Restorative Justice.- 18. Restorative Justice implemented by the Judiciary in Brazil: results and the role of the victim.- 19. Introducing restorative approaches in prison settings: An example of a Victim Awareness Program in Serbia.- 20. Restitution: Helping Victims or Offenders?.- 21. Evaluating the Challenges to Victim Services in North America.- 22. Applied Victimology: The Professional Practice of Victimology.
