ABSTRACT

In the nearly four decades since the First International Symposium on Victimology convened in Jerusalem in 1973, some concepts and themes have continued to hold a prominent place in the literature, while new ones have also emerged. Exploring enduring topics such as conceptions of victimhood, secondary and hidden victimization, and social services f

part |2 pages

Section I: Theoretical and Historical Frameworks

chapter 1|24 pages

Becoming a Victim

ByRAINER STROBL

chapter 4|30 pages

History and a Theoretical Structure of Victimology

ByGERD FERDINAND KIRCHHOFF

part |2 pages

Section II: Research Methods in Victimology

chapter 5|24 pages

Property Crimes and Repeat Victimization: A Fresh Look

ByANDROMACHI TSELONI, KEN PEASE

chapter 6|30 pages

Key Victimological Findings from the International Crime Victims Survey

ByJOHN VAN KESTEREN AND JAN VAN DIJK

part |2 pages

Section III. Patterns of Victimization

chapter 8|32 pages

Secondary Victims and Secondary Victimization

ByRACHEL CONDRY

chapter 9|32 pages

Drugs and Alcohol in Relation to Crime and Victimization

ByMARILYN CLARK

chapter 10|20 pages

Victims of Sex Trafficking: Gender, Myths, and Consequences

BySANJA MILIVOJEVIC AND SANJA C´OPIC´

chapter 11|16 pages

Occupational Victimization

ByRICHARD LUSIGNAN, JACQUES D. MARLEAU

chapter 12|26 pages

Tourism and Victimization

ByROB I. MAWBY, ELAINE BARCLAY, CAROL JONES

part |2 pages

Section IV. Responses to Criminal Victimization

chapter 13|26 pages

Chaper 13. Victims and Criminal Justice in Europe

ByJOANNA SHAPLAND

chapter 14|24 pages

Lobbying for Rights: Crime Victims in Israel

ByURI YANAY, TALI GAL

chapter 15|32 pages

Victim Services in the United States

ByBERNADETTE T. MUSCAT

chapter 16|30 pages

Fear of Crime in the Republic of Ireland: Understanding Its Origins and Consequences

ByMICHELLE BUTLER, PAUL CUNNINGHAM

part |2 pages

Section VI: Victims and Social Divisions

chapter 21|26 pages

The Hidden Violent Victimization of Women

ByWALTER S. DEKESEREDY

chapter 22|26 pages

Images of Criminality, Victimization, and Disability

ByMANUEL MADRIAGA, REBECCA MALLETT

chapter 24|30 pages

Culture and Wife Abuse: An Overview of Theory, Research, and Practice

ByCARLA MACHADO, ANA RITA DIAS, AND CLÁUDIA COELHO

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion

BySHLOMO G. SHOHAM, PAUL KNEPPER