Contemporary issues in victimology : identifying patterns and trends /

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Imprint:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Description:	xvii, 272 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Victims of crimes. Victims of crimes.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12032541

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Other authors / contributors:	Hilinski-Rosick, Carly M., editor. Lee, Daniel R., editor.
ISBN:	9781498566377 1498566375 9781498566391 1498566391 9781498566384 1498566383
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Other form:	Online version: Contemporary issues in victimology. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017] 9781498566384

Table of 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.

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