Drawing from the most up-to-date research and emerging issues, Victimology: A Comprehensive Approach is an accessible, student-friendly text that provides students with an overview of the causes and consequences of victimization and the responses to those causes. Renowned authors and researchers Leah E. Daigle and Lisa R. Muftic use a consistent framework throughout to help readers understand why people are victimized, as well as how the criminal justice system and other social services interact with victims and each other. The focus on causes and responses equips students with the foundational knowledge needed to apply key concepts to real-life situations. Emphasizing the impact of trauma on individuals and opportunities for prevention, this supportive text offers incisive discussions of recurring victimization and the victim-offender overlap with a global focus. The streamlined Second Edition explores emerging topics within this growing field, including immigration and victimization, bullying, homicides and sexual assaults involving LGBTQ persons, school shootings, and more.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Victimology
What Is Victimology?
The History of Victimology: Before the Victims' Rights Movement
Victimology Across the Globe
The Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation, and Victim Provocation
The History of Victimology: The Victims' Rights Movement
Contributions of the Victims' Rights Movement
Victimology Today
Chapter 2: Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization
Measuring Victimization
Theories and Explanations of Victimization
Chapter 3: The Victim-Offender Overlap
The Link Between Victimization and Offending
Explaining the Link Between Victimization and Offending
The Victim-Offender Overlap and Specific Types of Victimization
Chapter 4: Consequences of Victimization
Physical Consequences
Psychological Consequences
Behavioral Reactions
Economic Costs
System Costs
Vicarious Victimization
Reporting
Fear of Crime
Chapter 5: Recurring Victimization
Types of Recurring Victimization
Extent of Recurring Victimization
Characteristics of Recurring Victimization
Risk Factors for Recurring Victimization
Theoretical Explanations of Recurring Victimization
Consequences of Recurring Victimization
Prevention
Chapter 6: Victims' Rights and Remedies
Victims' Rights
Financial Remedy
Remedies and Rights in Court
Chapter 7: Homicide Victimization
Defining Homicide Victimization
Measurement and Extent of Homicide Victimization
Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Homicide Victimization
Different Types of Homicide Victimization
Victim Precipitation
Indirect (Secondary) Victimization
Legal and Community Responses to Homicide Victimization
Chapter 8: Sexual Victimization
What Is Sexual Victimization?
Measurement and Extent of Sexual Victimization
Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization
Characteristics of Sexual Victimization
Responses to Sexual Victimization
Consequences of Sexual Victimization
Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Males
Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Transgender People
Special Case: Social Media and the Internet as Tools of Sexual Victimization
Legal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Victimization
Prevention and Intervention
Chapter 9: Intimate Partner Violence
Defining Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
Measurement and Extent
Who Is Victimized?
Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner Violence
Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence
Why Abusive Relationships Continue
Criminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner Violence
Legal and Community Responses and Prevention
Chapter 10: Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life
Child Maltreatment
Elder Maltreatment
Chapter 11: Victimization of Special Populations
Victimization of Persons With Disabilities
Who Is Victimized?
Patterns of Victimization
Risk Factors for Victimization for Persons With Disabilities
Responses to Victims With Disabilities
Victimization of Persons With Mental Illness
Victimization of the Incarcerated
Chapter 12: Victimization at School and Work
Victimization at School
Victimization at School: Grades K-12
Victimization at School: College
Victimization at Work
Chapter 13: Contemporary Issues in Victimology
Victims of Hate Crimes
Victims of Human Trafficking
Victims of Terrorism
Identity Theft Victimization
