Victimology : a study of crime victims and their roles /
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| Imprint: | Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2003. |
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| Description: | xvi, 397 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4683397 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- "Victim's Song: And Freedom Rings"
- Introduction
- Part I. Targets of Predators
- Chapter 1. Victims of Serial Killers: The "Less-Dead"
- Chapter 2. Perceived Risks of Date Rape
- Chapter 3. In Harm's Way: The Client in Professional Sexual Misconduct
- Chapter 4. The Media's Influence on Behavior and Violence: Is Society the Victim of the Media?
- Part II. Victims of Political or Identity Status
- Chapter 5. Major Problems Facing Victims of Child Abuse
- Chapter 6. The Role of Victimization in Criminal Offending of Female Youth Gangs
- Chapter 7. Victims of Domestic Violence
- Chapter 8. Treatment and Recognition for Victims of Terrorism
- Chapter 9. Hate Crimes Victimization: A Comparison of Bias- and Nonbias-Motivated Assaults
- Chapter 10. Victims of Racial Profiling
- Part III. Victims in Organizational Contexts
- Chapter 11. Straight Time: Inmates' Perceptions of Violence and Victimization in Prison
- Chapter 12. Victims of School Violence
- Chapter 13. Victims of Campus Violence
- Chapter 14. Workplace Violence: The Sexual Assault and Rape of Jane Doe
- Chapter 15. Victims of Victimless Crimes
- Part IV. Responses to Victimization
- Chapter 16. A Constitutional Amendment for Victims: The Unexplored Possibility
- Chapter 17. Police and Victims of Domestic Violence
- Chapter 18. Balanced and Restorative Justice: Reengaging the Victim in the Justice Process
- Index
