Victimology and Criminal Law

Crime Precipitated or Programmed by the Victim

Edmundo Oliveira (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

190 Seiten

2007
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3948-4 (ISBN)

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Victimology and Criminal Law is a major contribution to the development and the influence of victimology in the world. In certain concrete situations, one must consider not only the perpetrator of the crime, but that the victim, even though presumably innocent, may have the sensation of being an intruder. In this book, Professor Edmundo Oliveira offers a clear and comprehensive overview of the historical, conceptual, legal, and practice oriented aspects of victimology. He specifically focuses on psychology and penal law as they relate to the survivor of the crime, by highlighting themes of personal blame, provocation, participation and diminished responsibility. The path of victimization is fully analyzed in detail within this study. Victimologists and criminologists dedicate themselves to studying the polemical, controversial challenges and intense issues raised by delinquency as a whole. This book is a significant advance, emphasizing a different role for the victim. Academics, practitioners, law students, and professionals will find this book useful as a springboard for enlightening debates that will lead to new approaches on intervention for survivors of crime.

Edmundo Oliveira is a native of Brazil and an internationally recognized Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology. He has been developing technical scientific activities for the United Nations and he provides expert services to South American, European, and American Crime Prevention Committees. He is a member of the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation and is the Scientific Consultant of the European Institute of the United Nations for Crime Prevention and Control. Professor Oliveira is a complete Jurist who is committed to offering important contributions to the Science of Law.

Part 1 Topical Index
Part 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Historical Foundations
Chapter 5 Tendency or Inclination towards Crime
Chapter 6 The Study of Personality
Chapter 7 Personality Disturbances Associated to Dangerousness of the Victim
Chapter 8 The Victimogenous Core of the Victim's Personality
Chapter 9 The Victimological Examination
Chapter 10 The Iter Victimae—The path to Victimization
Chapter 11 Repeat Victimization
Chapter 12 Hypotheses for the Victim Precipitating or Programming the Crime
Chapter 13 Victimological Typology: Specific Types of Victims
Chapter 14 Judicial Prosecution
Chapter 15 The Victim in Brazilian Court of Law
Part 16 Conclusion
Part 17 Bibliography
Part 18 Index
Part 19 About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.2.2008
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 227 mm
Gewicht	277 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht
ISBN-10	0-7618-3948-8 / 0761839488
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3948-4 / 9780761839484
Zustand	Neuware