New visions of crime victims /
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; Portland, Ore. : Hart Pub., 2002. |
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| Description: | x, 224 p. : ill. ; 24cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4782059 |
Table of Contents:
- Notes on Contributors
- 1. On Becoming a Victim
- Introduction
- The Rediscovery of the Victim
- Some Limitations of Knowledge about Victims
- The Problem of Identity
- Conclusion
- 2. Male Victims of Rape: Responses to a Perceived Threat to Masculinity
- Introduction
- Theoretical and Methodological Limitations of Existing Studies
- Generating a Sample
- Defining Rape
- Developing a Typology of Male Rape
- Theoretical Implications
- 3. Victims of Paramilitary Punishment Attacks in Belfast
- Introduction
- The Hoods: Perpetrators and Victims
- The Informal System of Policing and 'Punishment' in West Belfast
- The Physical and Psychological Effects of PPAs
- Conclusion
- 4. Female-on-Male Domestic Violence: Uncommon or Ignored?
- Introduction
- The Evidence of Female-on-Male Domestic Violence
- Feminist Perspectives on Domestic Abuse
- Police Discretion and Organisational Rules
- The Study
- Conclusions
- 5. Securing Restorative Justice for the 'Non-Participating' Victim
- Introduction
- Recent Attempts to Integrate Victims into the Criminal Justice System
- Therapeutic Benefits to Victims from their Role in Restorative Justice
- Challenging Stereotypes
- Securing Reparation for Victims
- Explaining the Gap
- Closing the Gap in Approach: The Question of Rights and Responsibilities
- Conclusion: Towards Victim Empowerment
- 6. Testing the Limits of Restorative Justice: The Case of Corporate Victims
- Introduction
- Crime Against Corporations
- Restorative Justice Literature: Keeping Quiet about Big Bad Corporations?
- When Harry met Sainsbury's: Critical Reflections on Corporations in Restorative Justice Processes
- Conclusion
- 7. The Trial of Rose West: Contesting Notions of Victimhood
- Introduction
- The Importance of the Victim to the Trial
- The Prosecution's Construction of Victims
- The Defence's Construction of Victims
- Conclusion
- 8. Victim Participation in an Exclusionary Criminal Justice System
- Introduction
- Victim Participation and the Adversarial System
- An Integrated Approach to Criminal Justice
- The 'Rights' of Victims in Relation to 'Their' Cases
- Conclusion: Social Exclusion v Social Inclusion
- Bibliography
