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Victims of crime

Title
Victims of crime / editors, Robert C. Davis, Arthur J. Lurigio, Wesley G. Skogan.
Publication
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Robert C. (Robert Carl)
  • Lurigio, Arthur J.
  • Skogan, Wesley G.
Description
viii, 294 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
This edition provides up-to-date reports on criminal victimisation including current trends, the emotional impact of crime, the needs and problems of certain victims, and victim participation in the criminal justice system.
Subject
  • Victims of crimes > United States
  • Victims of crimes
  • Verbrechensopfer
  • Victimologie
  • Victime d'acte criminel
  • Service d'aide
  • United States
  • USA
  • États-Unis
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword : Another look at victim problems, policies, and programs / Robert C. Davis, Arthur J. Lurigio, Wesley G. Skogan -- Part I. Victimization and its effects -- Patterns of criminal victimization in the United States / John H. Laub -- Sexual assault / Patricia A. Resick, Pallavi Nishith -- Victims of domestic violence / Joel Garner, Jeffrey Fagan -- The victimization of children and youth : Developmental victimology / David Finkelhor -- Coming to terms with the sudden, traumatic death of a spouse or child / Camille B. Wortman, Esther S. Battle, Jeanne Parr Lemkau -- Hate crime victimization in the United States / James Garofalo -- The psychological consequences of crime : Findings from a longitudinal population-based study / Fran H. Norris, Krzysztof Kaniasty, Martie P. Thompson -- Victims as agents : Implications for victim services and crime prevention / Robert C. Davis, Bruce G. Taylor, Richard M. Titus -- Part II. Providing assistance to victims -- Violence prevention through victim assistance : Helping people escape the web of violence / Lucy N. Friedman, Susan B. Tucker -- Victim rights and services : A modern saga / Marlene A. Young -- Provision for victims in an international context / Mike Maguire, Joanna Shapland -- Part III. The criminal justice response -- Victim participation in the criminal justice system / Deborah P. Kelly, Edna Erez -- Making victims whole again : Restitution, victim-offender reconciliation programs, and compensation / Barbara E. Smith, Susan W. Hillenbrand -- Toward a victim policy aimed at healing, not suffering / Ezzat A. Fattah.
ISBN
  • 076190154X
  • 9780761901549
  • 0761901558
  • 9780761901556
LCCN
96045872
OCLC
  • ocm35822550
  • 35822550
  • SCSB-2124800
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library