Victimology

by Leah E. Daigle, Lisa R. Muftic

Overview

Drawing from the most up-to-date research, Victimology is an accessible, student-friendly text that provides students with an overview of the field of Victimology. Renowned authors and researchers Leah E. Daigle and Lisa R. Muftic expertly relay the history and development in this growing field to equip students with a strong foundation from which to build. Students will develop an understanding for why people are victimized, as well as how the Criminal Justice system and other social services interact with victims and each other. Students will also receive information about specific types of victimization, including contemporary issues such as stalking, hate crimes, human trafficking, terrorism, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483359021
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	07/09/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Leah E. Daigle is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. She received her PhD in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2005. Her most recent research has centered on the correlates and consequences of victimization and recurring victimization. Her other research interests include the development and continuation of offending and victimization across the life course. She is author of Victimology: A Text/Reader, coauthor of Criminals in the Making: Criminality Across the Life Course (2^nd ed.) and Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of College Women, which was awarded the 2011 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. She has also published numerous peer-reviewed articles that have appeared in outlets such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Victims and Offenders. In 2014, she was awarded the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Excellence in Teaching Award. 

Lisa R. Muftic is associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology within the College of Criminal Justice and the assistant director for the Crime Victims’ Institute at Sam Houston State University.  She received her PhD in criminal justice from North Dakota State University in 2006.  For the 2012-2013 academic year she was appointed the US Fulbright Scholar to Bosnia and Herzegovina where she was a visiting faculty member with the Faculty of Criminal Justice Sciences, Criminology and Security Studies at the University of Sarajevo.  Dr. Muftic has extensive experience in the areas of violence against women, human trafficking, and international criminal justice issues, with special expertise regarding the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Her published scholarship has appeared in well-respected refereed journals including Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, Violence Against Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Victims and Offenders.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Victimology
What Is Victimology?
The History of Victimology: Before the Victims’ Rights Movement
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 Injury
Mental Health Consequences and Costs
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
Responses to Recurring Victimization
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
Responses to Sexual Victimization
Consequences of Sexual Victimization
Special Case: Sexual Victimization of Males
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 Women Do Not Leave Abusive Relationships
Criminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner Violence
Legal and Community Responses
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. Property and Identity Theft Victimization
Property Victimization
Identity Theft
Chapter 14. Victimology From a Comparative Perspective
Victimology Across the Globe
Measurement and Extent of Victimization Across the Globe
Justice System Responses to Victimization
Chapter 15. Contemporary Issues in Victimology
Victims of Hate Crimes
Victims of Human Trafficking
Victims of Terrorism

Editorial Reviews

"Crime victimization has emerged as one of the most central, timely, and critical issues to understand among policymakers, practitioners, and academics. Daigle and Muftic have crafted an excellent resource for students and professionals alike to learn about the “big picture” as well as the more detailed problems and solutions surrounding victimology. This book is approachable, digestible, and leaves the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the state of victimology – and the key areas that will increasingly become important in the future."

Kate Fox

Victimology is an expansive field making it a challenge to cover well in a single text. Nevertheless, Daigle and Muftic, two respected and prolific researchers, have done just that with their comprehensive coverage of victimology in their new text. I find that this work offers everything one needs to gain a broad understanding about victimology in a single source. It is welcome addition to the victimology literature and a text sure to be widely used and appreciated.”

Callie M. Rennison