International handbook of victimology / / edited by Shlomo Giora Shoham, Paul Knepper, Martin Kett

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (734 p.) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 362.88
• Soggetto topico: Victims of crimes
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ShohamS. Giora <1929-> KnepperPaul KettMartin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Introduction; Section I: Theoretical and Historical Frameworks; Chapter 1. Becoming a Victim; Chapter 2. The Meaning of Justice for Victims; Chapter 3. The Evolution of a Young, Promising Discipline: Sixty Years of Victimology, a Retrospective and Prospective Look; Chapter 4. History and a Theoretical Structure of Victimology; Section II: Research Methods in Victimology; Chapter 5. Property Crimes and Repeat Victimization: A Fresh Look; Chapter 6. Key Victimological Findings from the International Crime Victims Survey ; Chapter 7. Patterns of Communal Violence Victimization in South India: A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) AnalysisSection III. Patterns of Victimization; Chapter 8. Secondary Victims and Secondary Victimization; Chapter 9. Drugs and Alcohol in Relation to Crime and Victimization; Chapter 10. Victims of Sex Trafficking: Gender, Myths, and Consequences; Chapter 11. Occupational Victimization; Chapter 12. Tourism and Victimization; Section IV. Responses to Criminal Victimization; Chaper 13. Victims and Criminal Justice in Europe; Chapter 14. Lobbying for Rights: Crime Victims in Israel ; Chapter 15. Victim Services in the United StatesChapter 16. Fear of Crime in the Republic of Ireland: Understanding Its Origins and Consequences; Section V: Restorative Justice; Chapter 17. When Prisoners Leave: Victim-Offender Relationships in a Transitions Context; Chapter 18. Death of a Metaphor?; Chapter 19. The Healing Nature of Apology and Its Contribution toward Emotional Reparation and Closure in Restorative Justice Encounters; Chapter 20. Exploring the Effects of Restorative Justice on Crime Victims for Victims of Conflict in Transitional Societies ; Section VI: Victims and Social DivisionsChapter 21. The Hidden Violent Victimization of Women; Chapter 22. Images of Criminality, Victimization, and Disability; Chapter 23. The Psychological Impact of Victimization: Mental Health Outcomes and Psychological, Legal, and Restorative Interventions; Chapter 24. Culture and Wife Abuse: An Overview of Theory, Research, and Practice; Chapter 25. The Idea of the Crime Victim as a Trojan Horse in the Swedish Social Services Act; Conclusion; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: In the nearly four decades since the First International Symposium on Victimology convened in Jerusalem in 1973, some concepts and themes have continued to hold a prominent place in the literature, while new ones have also emerged. Exploring enduring topics such as conceptions of victimhood, secondary and hidden victimization, and social services for victims along with more recent issues, the International Handbook of Victimology provides an interdisciplinary study of the topic from a diverse range of professionals on the cutting edge of victimology research. Forty experts
• Titolo autorizzato: International handbook of victimology
• ISBN: 0-429-24999-3; 1-282-50396-0; 9786612503962; 1-4200-8548-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459894603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II