Controversies in Victimology

Laura Moriarty (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

188 Seiten

2008 | 2nd edition
Anderson Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-59345-568-2 (ISBN)

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Controversies in Victimology features original works of noted scholars and practitioners, aiming to shed light on the debates over, the media attention on, and the psychology behind victimization. This book discusses the controversies from all sides of the debate, and attempts to reconcile the issues in order to move the field forward.

Laura Moriarty

1. Balancing Criminal Victims’ and Criminal Defendants’ Rights 2. Victim Blaming 3. Same-Sex Intimate-Partner Violence – Lifting the Veil of Denial 4. The Mass Media and Victims of Rape 5. Should Victims Have the Right to Meet with Their Offenders? 6. Fear of Crime and Victimization 7. Cyberstalking – What’s the Big Deal? 8. Victim Impact Statements – Fairness to Defendants? 9. Victim-Offender Programs in Correctional Settings -- Can They Effectively Bridge Divergent Perspectives? 10. Female Sex Offenders – Does Anyone Really Get Hurt? 11. Reconciling the Controversies – Is Education the Panacea?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.2011
Verlagsort	Cincinnati
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	362 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-59345-568-2 / 1593455682
ISBN-13	978-1-59345-568-2 / 9781593455682
Zustand	Neuware