Critical Victimology

International Perspectives
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8039-8512-4
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 328 g

Drawing on a wealth of local, national and international sources, unpublished documents and original research, this book provides a theoretical and practical critique of victimology.

The authors outline and discuss the issues facing victims today and address the fundamental question: How can we best ensure justice for victims, while at the same time preserving the rights of defendants? The search for answers raises other key questions: What are the risks of crime and do they vary from country to country? What is the impact of crime on the victim? How are victims treated by police, welfare agencies and courts? Why have governments become interested in victims? Can we learn from the experiences of policies in other nations? How are services developing in the rest of the world, including Eastern Europe?

This critical and comparative analysis of `victim services' offers important insights for students and academics in criminology, social work and social policy, as well as for victim support workers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mawby, R I

Walklate, Sandra

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Perspectives on Victimology
Crime and its Impact
The Place of the Victim in Non-Western Societies
The `Rebirth' of the Victim as a Significant Actor
Immediate Help for the Victims of Crime
Victims, Courts and Compensation
Developing an Appreciation of the Victim
Looking to `Eastern Europe'
The Principles of a Critical Victimology
Conclusion
Questions for Policy?

Über Autor(innen)

Walklate, Sandra
Sandra Walklate has been Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology at the University of Liverpool since 2006, a post she currently holds concurrently with a Chair of Criminology at Monash University in Australia. She is internationally recognised for her work in victimology most recently focusing on gender and violence; an area in which she has an extensive publishing record. She is a Visiting Professor at City University, London, an adjunct professor at QUT in Brisbane and a research associate at the Violence Research Centre at the University of West Virginia in the US.