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The Meaning of Victimization | |
The Ambiguous Character of Criminal Victimization Defining Victims and Victimization Culture and Victimization Victimizers Victimization Victims | |
The Innocence of Victims Blaming the Victim | |
A Culture of Victimization? | |
The Victim's Identity Summary and Conclusion | |
Cultural Images of Victimization Media Discourse | |
The News Media Crime Content of News Victims in the News Making Crime | |
News Newsworthiness | |
News Agencies as Bureaucracies Victims in the News Production Process | |
Media Waves and Media Wars | |
Entertainment Movies Police and Crime Shows True Crime Genres | |
Popular Discourse Talking About Crime Urban Legends | |
Some Implications of Crime Discourses | |
The Connection Between Media and Popular Discourse | |
Summary and Conclusions | |
The Political Context of Victimization | |
The Shifting Victim Role Rising Crime Rates | |
The Politicization of Crime Movement | |
Linkage Offender Bashing Net-Widening Failure to Address the Causes of Crime | |
The Emphasis on Conventional Crime Heightening the Fear of Crime | |
The Intensification of Conflict Stigmatization of Victims Weakening Social Ties and Increasing Dependency | |
Delaying Processes of Natural Healing Unmet Expectations | |
Defining Victims and Victim Issues | |
Constructing Social Problems | |
onstructing Victim Issues | |
Claimsmakers Claims About Victim Issues | |
The Claimsmaking Process | |
Summary and Conclusions | |
Victims: The Research Context | |
The Research Context Police Data | |
The Uniform Crime Reports Problems With UCR Data Victimization Surveys | |
The National Crime Victimization Survey Advantages and Limitations of Victimization Surveys | |
The NCVS and the UCR The Offender Self-Report Study | |
Summary and Conclusions | |
Victims and Criminological Theory Criminology and Crime Victims | |
The Criminal Opportunity Lifestyle-Exposure Theory | |
Routine Activities Theory | |
Victimization and Opportunity Victim-Offender Interaction Victim Precipitation | |
The Situated Transaction Victims and Victim Theories | |
The Criminal Event Perspective | |
Summary and Conclusions | |
Setting the Context for Victimization: Personal Safety, Risk, and Dangerous Locations | |
Perceptions of Personal Safety: Constructing the Social Context of Victimization | |
Risky Lifestyles: Exposure and Propensity to Crime Dangerous Locations | |
Crime Prevention Victim-Based Prevention Offender-Based Prevention Community-Based Prevention Combined Approaches | |
Summary and Conclusions | |
Victim Experiences Event Precursors Structural Position | |
Victim Offender Relationship: From Strangers to Intimates Strangers Intimates Friends and Acquaintances | |
The Transaction Situational Dynamics of Household Victimization: Private Problems Spousal Violence Child | |
Abuse Property Crimes Crimes in Public Life on the Street Victim Retaliation: The Role of | |
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