Forensic victimology : examining violent crime victims in investigative and legal contexts / by Brent E. Turvey, Wayne Petherick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turvey, Brent E.

Contributor:

Petherick, Wayne.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of violent crimes.

Forensic sciences.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 564 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Academic, 2008.

Summary:

Forensic Victimology is the scientific study of victims for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. The social scientist researching victim-offender relationships; the investigator going through a victim's garbage or cell phone records; the criminal profiler reading a victim's diary or making a "friends and family" list; the forensic nurse taking a victim history or looking for evidence of injury; the reconstructionist examining a victim's toxicology or making a timeline of activities leading up to their demise; the psychiatrist or psychologist performing a mental health assessment; the medical examiner establishing a victim's place of employment or last meal - each collects, examines, and interprets evidence related to forensic victimology. Their work serves criminal investigation and anticipates courtroom testimony.

Written by the authors of the best-selling Criminal Profiling, now in its third edition, Forensic Victimology is an applied presentation of a traditionally theoretical subject. It distinguishes the investigative and forensic aspects of applied victim study as a necessary adjunct to what is often a theoretical field. It then identifies forensic victimologists and provides them with the methods and standards of practice needed to be of service.

Contents:

Preface: An Argument for Forensic Victimology / Brent E. Turvey xiii

Chapter 1 Victimology: A Brief History with an Introduction to Forensic Victimology / Claire Ferguson, Brent E. Turvey 1

Chapter 2 Victimity: Entering the Criminal Justice System / Brent E. Turvey 33

Chapter 3 Constructing a Victim Profile / Brent E. Turvey 73

Chapter 4 Forensic Nursing: Approaching the Victim as a Crime Scene / Charla M. Jamerson 97

Chapter 5 Victim Lifestyle Exposure / Joe M. Diaz, Wayne A. Petherick, Brent E. Turvey 165

Chapter 6 Victim Situational Exposure / Brent E. Turvey 205

Chapter 7 Psychological Aspects of Victimology / Michael McGrath 229

Chapter 8 False Allegations of Crime / Brent E. Turvey, Michael McGrath 265

Chapter 9 Intimate Violence / Brent E. Turvey 299

Chapter 10 Victims of Stalking / Wayne Petherick 329

Chapter 11 Workplace Violence / Wayne Petherick, Brent E. Turvey 357

Chapter 12 School Shootings / Wayne Petherick, Brent E. Turvey 387

Chapter 13 Stranger Violence / Wayne Petherick, Brent E. Turvey 417

Chapter 14 Sexual Offenders and Their Victims / Angela N. Torres, Angela van der Walt 445

Chapter 15 Victimology at Trial / Claire Ferguson, Brent E. Turvey 473

Chapter 16 Wrongful Convictions: Victims of the Criminal Justice System / Brent E. Turvey 509.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

9780123740892

0123740894

OCLC:

243820246