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Title:
Victimology : the essentials
Author:
Daigle, Leah E.
ISBN:
9781452258393
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Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, [2013]
Physical Description:
pages cm.
General Note:
Formerly CIP.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to Victimology -- What Is Victimology? -- The History of Victimology: Before the Victims' Rights Movement -- The Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation -- Victim Provocation -- Hans von Hentig -- Benjamin Mendelsohn -- Stephen Schafer -- Marvin Wolfgang -- Menachem Amir -- The History of Victimology: The Victims' Rights Movement -- The Women's Movement -- The Civil Rights Movement -- Contributions of the Victims' Rights Movement -- Early Programs for Crime Victims -- Development of Victim Organizations -- Legislation and Policy -- Victimology Today -- The Crime Victim -- The Causes of Victimization -- Costs of Victimization -- Recurring Victimization -- The Crime Victim and the Criminal Justice System -- The Crime Victim and Social Services -- Prevention -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 2 Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization --

Contents note continued: Measuring Victimization -- Uniform Crime Reports -- Advantages and Disadvantages -- Crime as Measured by the UCR -- National Incident-Based Reporting System -- The National Crime Victimization Survey -- Extent of Crime Victimization -- The Typical Victimization and Victim -- The International Crime Victims Survey -- Theories and Explanations of Victimization -- The Link Between Victimization and Offending -- Victim and Offender Characteristics -- Explaining the Link Between Victimization and Offending -- Routine Activities and Lifestyles Theory -- Structural and Social Process Factors -- Neighborhood Context -- Exposure to Delinquent Peers -- Family -- Social Learning Theory -- Control-Balance Theory -- Social Interactionist Perspective -- The Life-Course Perspective -- The General Theory of Crime -- Age-Graded Theory of Adult Social Bonds -- Genes and Victimization -- The Role of Alcohol in Victimization -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms --

Contents note continued: Internet Resources -- ch. 3 Consequences of Victimization -- Physical Injury -- Mental Health Consequences and Costs -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- Self-Blame and Learned Helplessness -- Economic Costs -- Direct Property Losses -- Medical Care -- Mental Health Care Costs -- Losses in Productivity -- Pain, Suffering, and Lost Quality of Life -- System Costs -- Vicarious Victimization -- Reporting -- Fear of Crime -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 4 Recurring Victimization -- Types of Recurring Victimization -- Extent of Recurring Victimization -- Characteristics of Recurring Victimization -- The Time Course of Recurring Victimization -- Crime-Switch Patterns and Victim Proneness -- Risk Factors for Recurring Victimization -- Individual-Level Risk Factors -- Neighborhood or Household-Level Risk Factors -- Theoretical Explanations of Recurring Victimization -- Consequences of Recurring Victimization --

Contents note continued: Responses to Recurring Victimization -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 5 Victims' Rights and Remedies -- Victims' Rights -- Common Victims' Rights Given by State -- Notification -- Participation and Consultation -- Right to Protection -- Right to a Speedy Trial -- Issues With Victims' Rights -- Federal Law -- Financial Remedy -- Victim Compensation -- Restitution -- Civil Litigation -- Remedies and Rights in Court -- Victim Impact Statements -- Victim/Witness Assistance Programs -- Family Justice Centers -- Restorative Justice -- Victim-Offender Mediation Programs -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 6 Sexual Victimization -- What Is Sexual Victimization? -- Rape -- Sexual Victimization Other Than Rape -- Sexual Coercion -- Unwanted Sexual Contact -- Noncontact Sexual Abuse -- Measurement and Extent of Sexual Victimization -- Uniform Crime Reports --

Contents note continued: National Crime Victimization Survey -- National Violence Against Women Survey -- Sexual Experiences Survey -- National College Women Sexual Victimization Study -- National Study of Drug or Alcohol Facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape -- Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization -- Characteristics of Sexual Victimization -- Offenders -- Injury -- Weapon Use -- Responses to Sexual Victimization -- Acknowledgment -- Reporting -- Resistance/Self-Protective Action -- Consequences of Sexual Victimization -- Physical, Emotional, and Psychological Effects -- Behavioral and Relationship Effects -- Costs -- Recurring Sexual Victimization -- Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Males -- Legal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Victimization -- Legal Aspects of Sexual Victimization -- Violence Against Women Act (1994) -- HIV and STD Testing -- Sex Offender Registration and Notification -- Police Response -- Medical-Legal Response --

Contents note continued: Prosecuting Rape and Sexual Assault -- Prevention and Intervention -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 7 Intimate Partner Violence -- Defining Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse -- Measurement and Extent -- National Crime Victimization Survey -- Conflict Tactics Scale -- National Violence Against Women Survey -- National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey -- Who Is Victimized? -- Gender and Intimate Partner Violence -- Special Case: Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence -- Special Case: Stalking -- Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner Violence -- Stress -- Cohabitation -- Power and Patriarchy -- Social Learning -- Risky Lifestyle -- Associating With Known Criminals -- Alcohol and Drugs -- Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence -- Negative Health Outcomes -- Death -- Psychological/Emotional Outcomes -- Revictimization -- Why Women Do Not Leave Abusive Relationships --

Contents note continued: Criminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner Violence -- The Police Response -- Court Responses -- Legal and Community Responses -- Protective Orders -- Domestic Violence Shelters -- Health Care -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 8 Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life: Child and Elder Abuse -- Child Maltreatment -- What Is Child Maltreatment? -- Measurement and Extent of Child Maltreatment -- Who Are Victims of Child Maltreatment? -- Who Perpetrates Child Maltreatment? -- Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment -- Familial Risk Factors -- Individual Risk Factors -- Consequences of Child Maltreatment -- Physical, Cognitive, and Developmental Effects -- Psychological Effects -- Effect on Criminality and Other Behaviors -- Effect on Adult Poverty -- Responses to Child Maltreatment -- Legislation -- Criminal Justice System Response -- Elder Maltreatment -- What Is Elder Maltreatment? --

Contents note continued: Measurement and Extent of Elder Maltreatment -- Reports From Adult Protective Services -- Estimates Derived From Surveys -- Special Case: Elder Maltreatment in Institutions -- Special Case: Intimate Partner Violence of Older Women -- Who Are Victims of Elder Maltreatment? -- Characteristics of Elder Maltreatment Victimization -- Risk Factors for Elder Maltreatment -- Perpetrator Risk Factors -- Routine Activities Theory -- Responses to Elder Maltreatment -- Legislation -- Criminal Justice System Response -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 9 Victimization of Special Populations -- Victimization of Persons With Disabilities -- Defining Persons With Disabilities -- Extent of Victimization of Persons With Disabilities -- Who Is Victimized? -- Violence Against Women With Disabilities -- Victimization of Youth With Disabilities -- Patterns of Victimization --

Contents note continued: Risk Factors for Victimization for Persons With Disabilities -- Responses to Victims With Disabilities -- Victimization of Persons With Mental Illness -- Defining Mental Illness -- Extent and Type of Victimization of Persons With Mental Illness -- Why Are Persons With Mental Illness at Risk for Victimization? -- Responses to Victims With Mental Illness -- Victimization of the Incarcerated -- The Extent of Victimization of People in Jail and Prison -- Who Is Victimized? -- Risk Factors for Victimization While Incarcerated -- Previous History of Victimization -- Mental Illness -- Risk Taking/Self-Control -- Institutional Factors -- Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Incarcerated Persons -- Who Is Sexually Victimized? -- Risk Factors for Sexual Victimization in Prison and Jail -- Responses to Victimization in Prison -- Inmate Response -- Institutional Response -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources --

Contents note continued: ch. 10 Victimization at School and Work -- Victimization at School -- Victimization at School: Grades K-12 -- Who Is Victimized? -- Risk Factors for School Victimization -- Consequences -- Bullying -- Psychosocial Effects of Bullying Victimization -- Violent Effects of Bullying Victimization -- Responses to School Victimization -- Victimization at School: College -- Who Is Victimized? -- Risk Factors for Victimization at College -- Lifestyle/Routine Activities -- Alcohol -- Responses to Campus Victimization -- Legislation -- Campus Police and Security Measures -- Victimization at Work -- Definition of Workplace Victimization -- Extent of Workplace Victimization -- Who Is Victimized at Work? -- Demographic Characteristics of Victims -- Occupations With Greatest Risk -- Special Case: Fatal Workplace Victimization -- Demographic Characteristics of Victims -- Occupations and Workplaces With Greatest Risk -- Risk Factors for Victimization at Work --

Contents note continued: Special Case: Sexual Harassment -- Consequences of Workplace Victimization -- Responses to Workplace Victimization -- Prevention Strategies -- Legislation and Regulation -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 11 Property and Identity Theft Victimization -- Property Victimization -- Theft -- Extent of Theft -- Characteristics of Theft -- Who Are Theft Victims? -- Risk Factors for Theft Victimization -- Motor Vehicle Theft -- Extent of Motor Vehicle Theft Victimization -- Characteristics of Motor Vehicle Theft Victimization -- Who Are Motor Vehicle Theft Victims? -- Risk Factors for Motor Vehicle Theft Victimization -- Response to Motor Vehicle Theft -- Household Burglary -- Extent of Household Burglary -- Characteristics of Household Burglary -- What Households Are Burglarized? -- Risk Factors for Household Burglary -- Identity Theft -- Extent of Identity Theft Victimization -- Who Is Victimized by Identity Theft? --

Contents note continued: Characteristics of Identity Theft Victimizations -- Risk Factors for Identity Theft Victimization -- Consequences of Identity Theft -- Responses to Identity Theft Victimization -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources -- ch. 12 Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Victims of Hate Crimes, Human Trafficking, and Terrorism -- Victims of Hate Crimes -- What Is Hate Crime Victimization? -- Extent of Hate Crime Victimization -- Who Are Hate Crime Victims? -- Individual Characteristics -- Type of Hate Crime Victimization Experienced -- Special Case: Sexual-Orientation-Bias-Motivated Hate -- Crime Victimization -- Characteristics of Hate Crime Victimizations -- Risk Factors for Hate Crime Victimization -- Consequences of Hate Crime Victimization -- Consequences for Individuals -- Consequences for the Community -- Responses to Hate Crime Victimization -- Legislation -- Criminal Justice System Response -- Victims of Human Trafficking --

Contents note continued: What Is Human Trafficking? -- Extent of Human Trafficking -- Who Is Trafficked? -- Risk Factors for Human Trafficking -- Individual Risk Factors -- Country-Level Risk Factors -- Consequences for Victims of Human Trafficking -- Response to Human Trafficking Victims -- International Response -- United States Governmental/Criminal Justice Response -- Victim Services -- Victims of Terrorism -- Extent of Terrorism Victimization -- Who Are Victims of Terrorism? -- Characteristics of Terrorism Victimizations -- Risk Factors for Terrorism Victimization -- Consequences of Terrorism on Victims -- Responses to Victims of Terrorism -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Key Terms -- Internet Resources.
Abstract:
This book is the comprehensive, yet concise core textbook for your course! Drawing from the most up-to-date research, this accessible, student-friendly text provides an overview of the field of Victimology, with an overarching focus on the extent, causes, and responses to victimization. Renowned author and researcher Leah E. Daigle expertly relays the history and development of the field of Victimology, the extent to which and why people are victimized, how the Criminal Justice system and other social services interact with victims and each other, and information about specific types of victimization, including contemporary issues such as stalking, hate crimes, human trafficking, terrorism, and more.
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