Victimology

by Burgess, Ann Wolpert

• ISBN13: 9780763772109
• ISBN10: 0763772100
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-16
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Victimology: Theories and Applications introduces students to the the study of victimization, crime typologies, and the relationship between the victims and the offenders.  This text focuses mainly on the relationship between victims and the criminal justice system and discusses the basic history and theories behind victimology.  It then details various crime typologies, dealing specifically with the victim, and discussing application and strategy methods for proper treatment.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xvii
Tribute	p. xix
Crime and Victimology	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Victims of Violence	p. 2
Definition	p. 4
Victimology and Criminology	p. 5
Scope of the Field	p. 6
Measuring Rates of Victimization	p. 10
Trends in Crime	p. 14
Crime Victims' Movement	p. 18
Forensic Victimology and Investigative Profiling	p. 20
Victimology Concepts and Theories	p. 31
Introduction	p. 31
Criminological Theories	p. 31
Victimology and its Pioneers	p. 35
Early Victim Typologies	p. 38
Traditional Victim Concepts	p. 40
Contemporary Concepts in Victimology	p. 46
Victim Concept Analysis	p. 48
Concepts Related to Compensation for Victims of Crime	p. 50
Concepts Related to Justice and Alternative Forms of Justice	p. 53
Victim Services, Legislation, and Treatment	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Victim Rights Legislation	p. 69
Services for Victims	p. 74
Psychological Response to Victimization	p. 84
Assessment Measures and Protocols	p. 86
Treatment Interventions	p. 88
The Justice Systems	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Greek Mythology	p. 102
The Code of Ur-Nammu	p. 102
Urukagina	p. 102
The Code of Hammurabi	p. 103
Mosaic Law	p. 104
Roman Law	p. 104
Code of Justinian	p. 105
Feudalism	p. 105
English Common Law	p. 106
Magna Carta	p. 106
Contemporary Codes and Laws	p. 107
Criminal Law	p. 107
Entering the Criminal Justice System	p. 110
Civil Justice System	p. 118
Child and Adolescent Victimization	p. 127
Introduction	p. 127
Scope of the Problem	p. 128
Typology of Child Maltreatment	p. 130
Legislation and Child Maltreatment	p. 134
Increase in Research	p. 136
The Consequences Extend into Adult Life	p. 136
Dynamics of Disclosure in Child Abuse	p. 137
Effect of Traumatic Events on Children	p. 138
Developmental Traumatology	p. 139
Typologies of Sex Offenders of Children	p. 140
Complex Child Trauma	p. 146
Special Issues in Child and Youth Cases	p. 148
Suicidal Impulses and Violence Against Others	p. 150
Treatment Issues	p. 154
Child Pornography, Prostitution, and Sex Trafficking	p. 155
Youth Gangs	p. 158
Services	p. 161
Resources	p. 163
Victims of School Shooters	p. 173
Introduction	p. 173
Case of Charles Whitman	p. 174
Scope of the Problem	p. 176
Effect on Students	p. 177
Intervention	p. 177
Cases of School Shooters	p. 178
Myths About School Shooters	p. 183
Motivation for School Shootings	p. 186
The School Shooter Phenomenon and Threat Assessment	p. 187
The Four-Pronged Assessment Model	p. 190
Threat Assessment Model for Threatening Communications	p. 194
Intimate Partner Violence	p. 197
Introduction	p. 197
Scope of the Problem	p. 199
Legal Responses to Intimate Partner Violence	p. 201
Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Victims	p. 204
Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Couples	p. 205
Child Witnesses of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 206
Continuum of Intimate Violence	p. 208
Batterer Typologies	p. 208
Intersections Between Batterer Typologies and the Continuum of Violence	p. 210
Homicide in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 212
Intervention Programs in Intimate Partner Violence	p. 216
Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault	p. 225
Introduction	p. 225
Definition of Rape and Sexual Assault	p. 227
Scope of the Problem	p. 228
Theoretical Framework	p. 232
Dynamics of Reporting Rape	p. 234
Legislation, Public Policies, and Funding Rape Reform	p. 239
Typology of Sexual Trauma	p. 241
The Psychological Impact of Sexual Assault	p. 244
Classifying Rapists	p. 245
False Allegation	p. 249
Prison Rape	p. 251
Resources	p. 251
Stalking Victims	p. 261
Introduction	p. 261
Scope of the Problem	p. 263
Stalking Laws	p. 264
Typology of Stalking	p. 267
Effects of Stalking on Victims	p. 273
Safety Strategies for Victims	p. 275
Threat Assessment of Stalkers	p. 277
Treatment of Stalkers	p. 279
Elder Abuse Victims	p. 287
Introduction	p. 287
Scope of the Problem	p. 288
Elder Abuse Legislation	p. 288
Types of Elder Abuse	p. 290
Categories of Abusive Situations	p. 293
Assessment of Elder Abuse	p. 300
Interventions	p. 301
Homicide: Victims, Their Families, and the Community	p. 309
Introduction	p. 309
Scope of the Problem	p. 310
Legal Responses to Murder	p. 311
Classification of Homicides	p. 314
Homicide Victimization Theories	p. 318
Demographic Correlates and Homicide Offending	p. 319
Homicide Typologies	p. 320
Response to Family Member Homicide	p. 332
Hate Crimes	p. 343
Introduction	p. 343
Scope of the Problem	p. 344
Hate Crime Legislation	p. 346
Typology of Hate Crimes	p. 348
Typology of Offender Motivation	p. 355
Impact of Hate Crimes on Victims	p. 358
Victims of Cybercrime	p. 365
Introduction	p. 365
Scope of the Problem	p. 366
The Legal Context	p. 366
Types of Internet Crime	p. 369
Other Forms of Victimization	p. 391
Introduction	p. 391
Other Forms of Victimization from Criminal Activity
Victims of Disaster	p. 401
Victims of the Justice System	p. 406
Index	p. 417
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