Contemporary Issues in Victimology (eBook)

Identifying Patterns and Trends

Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick, Daniel R. Lee (Herausgeber)

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2018
290 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-6638-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores and analyzes contemporary issues associated with victimology in more depth than is possible in an introductory textbook. Included are chapters on rape and sexual assault on the college campus, mass shootings, institutional victimization, and child-to-parent violence, among others.

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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 includes information about the specific topic, including the nature of the issues, trends, current research, policy, current issues, and future challenges.

Autor

Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick is assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Tampa.Daniel R. Lee is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Inhalt

IntroductionCarly M. Hilinski-Rosick and Daniel R. Lee Part 1: Victimization of the Individual 1. Child-to-Parent ViolenceLindsey E. Wylie and Gaylene S. Armstrong2. Elder Abuse Susannah N. Tapp and Sheryl Strasser 3. Victimization within Prison and Jail FacilitiesJohn P. Walsh and Jaclyn M. Cwick4. Human Trafficking: An Overview of Research, Policy, and PracticeTonisha R. Jones5. Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence Kathryn A. Branch, Soriyah Khan, and Elizabeth Dretsch6. Recurring VictimizationCarly M. Hilinski-RosickPart 2: Situational Victimization7. Rape and Sexual Assault on College and University CampusesSadie J. Mummert and Kirsten A. Piatak8. Mass Shootings: Understanding the ComplexitiesShannon Womer Phaneuf9. Cyber VictimizationJohnny Nhan10. Institutional Sexual AbuseJason Spraitz 11. Fear of Crime and Perceived RiskDaniel R. Lee

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.1.2018
• Co-Autor: Gaylene S. Armstrong, Johnny Nhan, Shannon Womer Phaneuf, Kirsten A. Piatak, Jason Spraitz, Sheryl Strasser, Susannah N. Tapp, John P. Walsh, Lindsey E. Wylie, Kathryn A. Branch, Jaclyn M. Cwick, Elizabeth Dretsch, Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick, Tonisha R. Jones, Soriyah Khan, Daniel R. Lee, Sadie J. Mummert
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: child-to-parent violence • fear of crime • institutional violence • Internet victimization • Intimate partner violence • mass shootings • Rape • Repeat Victimization • Sexual assault • victimization of inmates • victimology
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-6638-3 / 1498566383
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-6638-4 / 9781498566384