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Victimology : theories and applications / Ann Wolbert Burgess, RN, DNSc, APRN, BC, FAAN Professor Psychiatric Nursing William F. Connell School of Nursing Boston College.

By: Publisher: Burlington : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2019]Copyright date: c2019Edition: Third editionDescription: xxii, 738 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781284130195 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.88 .B955 2019
LOC classification:
  • HV6250.25 .B87 2019
Other classification:
  • LAW027000
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter1 Crime and Victimology Chapter2 Measurement of Crime and Victimization Chapter3 Theories of Victimization Chapter4 Victim Rights and Services Chapter5 Justice Systems Chapter6 Child Abuse and Neglect Chapter7 Abduction and Exploitation Chapter8 School Violence Chapter9 Intimate Partner Violence Chapter10 Stalking Victims Chapter11 Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault Chapter12 Elder Abuse Victims Chapter13 Homicide: Victims, Their Families, and the Community Chapter14 Hate Crimes Chapter15 Victims of Social Media Chapter16 Victims of Cybercrime Chapter17 Other Forms of Victimization Chapter18 Forensic Victimology and Investigative Profiling.
Summary: "Victimology: Theories and Applications introduces readers to the study of victimization, crime typologies, and the impact of crime on victims, offenders, and society at large. Each chapter provides a typology of the offender to analyze motivation. An overview of the issues impacting victims of a wide variety of traditional and contemporary crimes are examined, including child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, elder abuse, cyber crime and hate crimes. The history and theories of victimology are explored, as well as definitive laws and policies, strategies for intervention, and future research areas"-- Provided by publisher.
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Revised edition of Victimology, c2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter1 Crime and Victimology Chapter2 Measurement of Crime and Victimization Chapter3 Theories of Victimization Chapter4 Victim Rights and Services Chapter5 Justice Systems Chapter6 Child Abuse and Neglect Chapter7 Abduction and Exploitation Chapter8 School Violence Chapter9 Intimate Partner Violence Chapter10 Stalking Victims Chapter11 Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault Chapter12 Elder Abuse Victims Chapter13 Homicide: Victims, Their Families, and the Community Chapter14 Hate Crimes Chapter15 Victims of Social Media Chapter16 Victims of Cybercrime Chapter17 Other Forms of Victimization Chapter18 Forensic Victimology and Investigative Profiling.

"Victimology: Theories and Applications introduces readers to the study of victimization, crime typologies, and the impact of crime on victims, offenders, and society at large. Each chapter provides a typology of the offender to analyze motivation. An overview of the issues impacting victims of a wide variety of traditional and contemporary crimes are examined, including child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, elder abuse, cyber crime and hate crimes. The history and theories of victimology are explored, as well as definitive laws and policies, strategies for intervention, and future research areas"-- Provided by publisher.

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