Description
This book covers the scope of crime victims窶� suffering in the U.S., offering a history of victims and the measurement of victimization, an explanation of the victim窶冱 role in the criminal justice process, and a recounting of the issues crime victims face as a result of crime and the criminal justice process. Doerner and Lab, both well-regarded scholars, write compellingly about how the current criminal窶冱 justice system can be transformed into a victim窶冱 justice system. Theory is woven together with the description of each topic, and specific examples illustrate each point. The book goes on to address the full impact of victimization, and a final section details specific types of victimization, ranging from violent crimes, including child and elder abuse, to property crime, to crime in the school and in the workplace. The authors explain how obstacles hinder the pursuit of justice, and provide significant policy and programming suggestions to render the system more victim-friendly.
Appropriate for undergraduate as well as early graduate students in Victimology courses in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Justice Studies programs, this book offers rich pedagogical features and online student resources as well as test bank, PowerPoint lecture slides, and sample syllabus for instructors.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: DEFINITION AND SCOPE
Chapter 1: The Scope of Victimology
Chapter 2: Measuring Criminal Victimization
SECTION 2: ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF VICTIMIZATION
Chapter 3: The Costs of Victimization
Chapter 4: Remedying the Impact of Victimization
Chapter 5: Restorative Justice
Chapter 6: Victim Rights
SECTION 3: TYPES OF VICTIMIZATION
Chapter 7: Traditional Crimes
Chapter 8: Sexual Battery
Chapter 9: Intimate Partner Violence
Chapter 10: Child Maltreatment
Chapter 11: Crime and the Elderly
Chapter 12: Hate Crime Victimization
Chapter 13: Victimization at School
Chapter 14: Victimization at Work
