Crime victims : an introduction to victimology / Andrew Karmen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karmen, Andrew.

Series:

Contemporary issues in crime and justice series

The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of crimes--United States.

Victims of crimes.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxx, 445 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, [2007]

Summary:

Like its companions in this highly praised series, this book focuses on a key controversy in crime and justice today. The Wadsworth Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series has been developed to provide indepth analysis of important topics or questions as well as challenging or unusual perspectives on crime and justice. These books fill the gaps left by traditional books, exploring contemporary problems and introducing new perspectives that are reshaping debates in the field. Titles in the series include

Contents:

1. What is victimology?

2. The rediscovery of crime victims

3. Sources of information about crime victims : the UCR and the NCVS

4. Violent crimes : murders and robberies

5. The victims' contribution to the crime problem

6. Victims and the criminal justice system : cooperation and conflict, pt. 1: The police

7. Victims and the criminal justice system : cooperation and conflict, pt. 2: Prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and corrections officials

8. Children as victims

9. Victims of violence by lovers and family members

10. Victims of rapes and other sexual assaults

11. Other groups of victims whose problems are no longer overlooked

12. Repaying victims

13. Victims in the twenty-first century : alternative directions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-429) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Karmen, Andrew. Crime victims.

ISBN:

0495006033

9780495006039

OCLC:

70151142

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