International handbook of victimology

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Author:

Shoham, S. Giora, 1929-

ISBN:

9781420085471

Publication Information:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2010.

Physical Description:

xxv, 706 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Contents:

Becoming a victim / Rainer Strobl -- The meaning of justice for victims / Jo-Anne Wemmers -- The evolution of a young, promising discipline: sixty years of victimology, a retrospective and prospective look / Ezzat A. Fattah -- History and a theoretical structure of victimology / Gerd Ferdinand Kirchhoff -- Property crimes and repeat victimization: a fresh look / Andromachi Tseloni and Ken Pease -- Key victimological findings from the international crime victims survey / John Van Kesteren and Jan Van Dijk -- Patterns of communcal violence victimization in South India: a geographic information systems (GIS) analysis / K. Jaishankar -- Secondary victims and secondary victimization / Rachel Condry -- Drugs and alcohol in relation to crime and victimization / Marilyn Clark -- Victims of sex trafficking: gender, myths, and consequences / Sanja Milivojevic and Sanja âCopiâc -- Occupational victimization / Richard Lusignan and Jacques D. Marleau -- Tourism and victimization / Rob I. Mawby, Elaine Barclay, and Carol Jones -- Victims and criminal justice in Europe / Joanna Shapland -- Lobbying for rights: crime victims in Israel / Uri Yanay and Tali Gal -- Victim services in the United States / Bernadette T. Muscat -- Fear of crime in the Republic of Ireland: understanding its origins and consequences / Michelle Butler and Paul Cunningham -- When prisoners leave: victim-offender relationships in a transitions context / Rob White -- Death of a metaphor? Healing victims and restorative justice / Tom Daems -- The healing nature of apology and its contributions toward emotional reparation and closure in restorative justice encounters / Eyal Brook and Sharon Warshwski-Brook -- Exploring the effects of restorative justice of crime victims for victims of conflict in transitional societies / Heather Strang -- The hidden violent victimization of women / Walter S. Dekeseredy -- Images of criminality, victimization, and disability / Manuel Madriaga and Rebecca Mallett -- The psychological impact of victimization: mental health outcomes and psychological, legal, and restorative interventions / Simon N. Verdun-Jones and Katherine R. Rossiter -- Culture and wife abuse: an overview of theory, research, and practice / Carla Machado, Ana Rita Dias, and Clâaudia Coelho -- The idea of the crime victim as a Trojan Horse in the Swedish social services act / Carina Ljungwald -- Conclusion / Shlomo G. Shoham and Paul Knepper.

Abstract:

This work provides state-of the-art information contributed by the leading experts in victimology. The comparative nature of the cultural information presented provides a theoretical framework from which to rethink the field. It covers victim's revolution, radical and positivist victimology, and victimology research.

Subject Term:

Victims of crimes.

Added Author:

Shoham, S. Giora, 1929-

Knepper, Paul.

Kett, Martin.

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Summary

In the nearly four decades since the First International Symposium on Victimology convened in Jerusalem in 1973, some concepts and themes have continued to hold a prominent place in the literature, while new ones have also emerged. Exploring enduring topics such as conceptions of victimhood, secondary and hidden victimization, and social services for victims along with more recent issues, the International Handbook of Victimology provides an interdisciplinary study of the topic from a diverse range of professionals on the cutting edge of victimology research.

Forty experts from top research facilities and universities around the world provide input on the traditional longstanding issues that surround the field of victimology and explore newer themes such as restorative justice, the use of government-sponsored crime victimization surveys, compensation and restitution schemes, and victims' rights legislation. The second in a trilogy of volumes, this handbook examines victimology from criminology, sociology, psychology, law, and philosophy perspectives. Topics discussed include:

Theoretical and historical frameworks used in the study of victimology Advances in research methods, including GIS technology Patterns of victimization, including drug- sex-, and work-related Responses to victimization by the victim and society Restorative justice issues Victimization as it occurs in various social divisions

Describing current research and identifying new ideas and topics of concern, the book collectively presents the "state-of-the-art" of the field today. In doing so, it helps to inform contemporary understanding of an eternal societal plague.

Those wishing to continue their studies should consult the International Handbook of Criminology and the International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice, which complete the trilogy.