Victims and victimization / David Shichor, Stephen G. Tibbetts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shichor, David.

Contributor:

Tibbetts, Stephen G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of crimes--United States.

Victims of crimes.

United States.

Victims of crimes--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Victims of crimes--Legal status, laws, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Victims and victimization : essential readings

Place of Publication:

Prospect Heights, Ill. : Waveland, [2002]

Contents:

Part I Conceptual Issues 13

1 Victims / Gilbert Geis 15

2 Some Problematic Concepts, Unjustified Criticism and Popular Misconceptions / Ezzat A. Fattah 32

3 Routine Activities and Involvement in Violence as Actor, Witness, or Target / Richard B. Felson 42

4 Corporate Deviance and Corporate Victimization: A Review and Some Elaborations / David Shichor 56

Part II Types of Victims 77

5 Children as Victims and Witnesses / Office for Victims of Crime 81

6 Internet Crimes against Children / Office for Victims of Crime 103

7 Crime in the Ivory Tower: The Level and Sources of Student Victimization / Bonnie S. Fisher, John J. Sloan, Francis T. Cullen, Chunmeng Lu 112

8 Attributions of Self-Blame and Perceived Control as Moderators of Adjustment in Battered Women / Melanie L. O'Neill, Patricia K. Kerig 144

9 Labeling Partner Violence: When Do Victims Differentiate among Acts? / Sherry L. Hamby, Bernadette Gray-Little 155

10 Deviant Homicide: A New Look at the Role of Motives and Victim-Offender Relationships / Scott H. Decker 170

11 Victimology and the Victims of White-Collar Crime / David Shichor 191

12 Victims of Investment Fraud / David Shichor, Dale K. Sechrest, Jeffrey Doocy 210

13 The Characteristics of Hate-Crime Victimizations in the United States / Brian Levin 225

14 First Response to Victims of Crime / Office for Victims of Crime 249

Part III Society and the Victim 261

15 From Pain to Power: Crime Victims Take Action / Lucy N. Friedman, Susan B. Tucker, Peter Neville 265

16 The Rights of Crime Victims: Does Legal Protection Make a Difference? / Dean G. Kilpatrick, David Beatty, Susan Smith Howley 287

17 The Evolution of the Law of Victims' Rights: Is There a Conflict with Criminal Defendants' Due Process Rights? / Gregory P. Orvis 305

18 The Effects of Victim Impact Statements on Sentencing Decisions: A Test in an Urban Setting / Robert C. Davis, Barbara E. Smith 312

19 Stereotyping and Prejudice: Crime Victims and the Criminal Justice System / Emilio C. Viano 327

20 A Role for Victims in Offender Reentry / Susan Herman, Cressida Wasserman 350

21 A Preliminary Study of a Large Victim/Offender Reconciliation Program / Mike Niemeyer, David Shichor 365.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1577662237

OCLC:

49909261