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Victims of crime

Title
  1. Victims of crime / editors, Robert C. Davis, Arthur J. Lurigio, Wesley G. Skogan.
Published by
  1. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1997.

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Additional authors
  1. Davis, Robert C. (Robert Carl)
  2. Lurigio, Arthur J.
  3. Skogan, Wesley G.
Description
  1. viii, 294 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
  1. This edition provides up-to-date reports on criminal victimisation including current trends, the emotional impact of crime, the needs and problems of certain victims, and victim participation in the criminal justice system.
Subject
  1. Victims of crimes > United States
  2. Victims of crimes
  3. Verbrechensopfer
  4. Victimologie
  5. Victime d'acte criminel
  6. Service d'aide
  7. United States
  8. USA
  9. États-Unis
Contents
  1. Foreword : Another look at victim problems, policies, and programs / Robert C. Davis, Arthur J. Lurigio, Wesley G. Skogan -- Part I. Victimization and its effects -- Patterns of criminal victimization in the United States / John H. Laub -- Sexual assault / Patricia A. Resick, Pallavi Nishith -- Victims of domestic violence / Joel Garner, Jeffrey Fagan -- The victimization of children and youth : Developmental victimology / David Finkelhor -- Coming to terms with the sudden, traumatic death of a spouse or child / Camille B. Wortman, Esther S. Battle, Jeanne Parr Lemkau -- Hate crime victimization in the United States / James Garofalo -- The psychological consequences of crime : Findings from a longitudinal population-based study / Fran H. Norris, Krzysztof Kaniasty, Martie P. Thompson -- Victims as agents : Implications for victim services and crime prevention / Robert C. Davis, Bruce G. Taylor, Richard M. Titus -- Part II. Providing assistance to victims -- Violence prevention through victim assistance : Helping people escape the web of violence / Lucy N. Friedman, Susan B. Tucker -- Victim rights and services : A modern saga / Marlene A. Young -- Provision for victims in an international context / Mike Maguire, Joanna Shapland -- Part III. The criminal justice response -- Victim participation in the criminal justice system / Deborah P. Kelly, Edna Erez -- Making victims whole again : Restitution, victim-offender reconciliation programs, and compensation / Barbara E. Smith, Susan W. Hillenbrand -- Toward a victim policy aimed at healing, not suffering / Ezzat A. Fattah.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.