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" Victimology: Theories and Applications, Third Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of victimization, crime typologies, and the impact of crime on victims, offenders, and society at large. Each chapter provides an overview of the scope, law, and victim response to crime a...
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Jones & Bartlett Learning,
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| Publisher Address: | Burlington, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
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" Victimology: Theories and Applications, Third Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of victimization, crime typologies, and the impact of crime on victims, offenders, and society at large. Each chapter provides an overview of the scope, law, and victim response to crime and concludes with a summary and discussion questions to ensure comprehension. An overview of the issues impacting victims of a wide variety of traditional and contemporary crimes are examined, including child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, bullying, elder abuse, cybercrime and hate crimes. The history and theories of victimology are explored, as well as definitive laws and policies, strategies for intervention, and future research areas. This Third Edition offers a balance between theory and application and will prepare readers to work with victims, offenders, and the justice system. "-- "Victimology: Theories and Applications introduces readers to the study of victimization, crime typologies, and the impact of crime on victims, offenders, and society at large. Each chapter provides a typology of the offender to analyze motivation. An overview of the issues impacting victims of a wide variety of traditional and contemporary crimes are examined, including child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, elder abuse, cyber crime and hate crimes. The history and theories of victimology are explored, as well as definitive laws and policies, strategies for intervention, and future research areas"-- |
| Item Description: | Revised edition of Victimology, c2013. |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 738 pages : color illustrations, forms ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781284130195 (paperback) : 1284130193 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | HV6250 |
| CLC: | D917.9 |
| Call Number: | D917.9/B955/3rd ed. |
| Contents: | Crime and victimology -- Measurement of crime and victimization -- Theories of victimization -- Victim rights and services -- Justice systems -- Child abuse and neglect -- Child abduction and exploitation -- School violence -- Intimate partner violence -- Stalking victims -- Victims of rape and sexual assault -- Elder abuse victims -- Homicide: victims, their families, and the community -- Hate crimes -- Victims of social media -- Victims of cybercrime -- Other forms of victimization -- Forensic victimology and investigative profiling. |