Victimology : a study of crime victims and their roles / Judith M. Sgarzi and Jack McDevitt, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sgarzi, Judith M., 1945-

McDevitt, Jack, 1953-

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of crimes.

Physical Description:

xvi, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2003.

Summary:

Giving a voice to the victims in society today this volume was written to raise awareness about the often forgotten victims of crime. Designed to give readers a broader perspective about the experience of victims, this volume provides information on a wide variety of crimes within their individual contexts and demonstrates to readers some of the range of experiences that crime victims are forced to deal with. It addresses victims' support policies and programs and provides a realistic approach to understanding the process of victimization and the broad range of coping mechanisms that victims employ to deal with their particular experience. The volume addresses predators and their targets including serial killers, date rape, professional misconduct, victims of child abuse, female youth gangs, victims of domestic violence and terrorism, hate crime victimization and racial profiling, victims in organizational contexts and responses to victimization.

Contents:

"Victim's Song: And Freedom Rings" xvii

Part I Targets of Predators 7

Chapter 1 Victims of Serial Killers: The "Less-Dead" / Kim Egger, Steve Egger 9

Chapter 2 Perceived Risks of Date Rape / Michael Shively 33

Chapter 3 In Harm's Way: The Client in Professional Sexual Misconduct / Jennifer Eastman 55

Chapter 4 The Media's Influence on Behavior and Violence: Is Society the Victim of the Media? / Judith M. Sgarzi 69

Part II Victims of Political or Identity Status 87

Chapter 5 Major Problems Facing Victims of Child Abuse / Patricia Smith, Judith M. Sgarzi 89

Chapter 6 The Role of Victimization in Criminal Offending of Female Youth Gangs / Dana M. Nurge, Michael Shively 101

Chapter 7 Victims of Domestic Violence / Gwen P. DeVasto 117

Chapter 8 Treatment and Recognition for Victims of Terrorism / Jeremy Spindlove 159

Chapter 9 Hate Crimes Victimization: A Comparison of Bias- and Nonbias-Motivated Assaults / Jack McDevitt, Jennifer Balboni 189

Chapter 10 Victims of Racial Profiling / Amy Farrell, Deborah Ramirez 205

Part III Victims in Organizational Contexts 219

Chapter 11 Straight Time: Inmates' Perceptions of Violence and Victimization in Prison / Craig Hemmens, James W. Marquart 221

Chapter 12 Victims of School Violence / April J. Berry-Fletcher, John D. Fletcher 238

Chapter 13 Victims of Campus Violence / April J. Berry-Fletcher 258

Chapter 14 Workplace Violence: The Sexual Assault and Rape of Jane Doe / Norman F. Lazarus 281

Chapter 15 Victims of Victimless Crimes / John D. Fletcher 309

Part IV Responses to Victimization 331

Chapter 16 A Constitutional Amendment for Victims: The Unexplored Possibility / Jennifer Eastman 333

Chapter 17 Police and Victims of Domestic Violence / Michael E. Buerger 347

Chapter 18 Balanced and Restorative Justice: Reengaging the Victim in the Justice Process / Jennifer M. Balboni 370.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0134372867

OCLC:

48777370