Contemporary issues in victimology : identifying patterns and trends / edited by Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick and Daniel R. Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hilinski-Rosick, Carly M., editor.

Lee, Daniel R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of crimes.

Physical Description:

xvii, 272 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]

Summary:

Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Identifying Patterns and Trends examines current topics in victimology and explores the main issues surrounding them. Key topics include: intimate partner violence and dating violence, rape and sexual assault on the college campus, Internet victimization, elder abuse, victimization of inmates, repeat and poly-victimization, fear of crime and perceived risk of crime, human trafficking, mass shootings, and child-to-parent violence. Each chapter features information about the specific topic, including the nature of the issues, trends, current research, policy, current issues, and future challenges--back cover.

Contents:

Introduction / Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick and Daniel R. Lee

Victimization of the individual

Child-to-parent violence / Lindsey E. Wylie and Gaylene S. Armstrong

Elder abuse / Susannah N. Tapp and Sheryl Strasser

Victimization within prison and jail facilities / John P. Walsh and Jaclyn M. Cwick

Human trafficking : an overview of research, policy, and practice / Tonisha R. Jones

Same-sex intimate partner violence / Kathryn A. Branch, Soriyah Khan, and Elizabeth Dretsch

Recurring victimization / Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick

Situational victimization

Rape and sexual assault on college and university campuses / Sadie J. Mummert and Kirsten A. Piatak

Mass shootings : understanding the complexities / Shannon Womer Phaneuf

Cyber victimization / Johnny Nhan

Institutional sexual abuse / Jason Spraitz

Fear of crime and perceived risk / Daniel R. Lee.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Contemporary issues in victimology.

ISBN:

9781498566377

1498566375

9781498566391

1498566391

OCLC:

1019837656