| Title : | Victimology : victimisation and victims’ rights |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Authors: | Lorraine Wolhuter, Author ; Neil Olley, Author ; David Denham (1944-), Author |
| Publisher: | Routledge-Cavendish (London and New York) |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Pagination: | xviii, 301 p. |
| Size: | 24 cm. |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-84568-045-9 |
| General note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-291) and index. |
| Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
| Descriptors: | Victims of crimes
Victims of crimes - Legal status, laws, etc. - Europe
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| Class number: | 362.88 |
| Abstract: | The status of victims of crime has altered significantly in the last century. The study of victims has moved from the margins of criminological theory to the discipline of victimology. Crime surveys have extended their remit to include information concerning victims' experiences of the impact of crime and the responses of criminal justice agencies. The role of victims in the criminal justice system has also been reconsidered, as victims have become 'key player[s]' rather than 'forgotten actor[s]' in the criminal process (Zedner, 2002, p. 419).
The purpose of this book is to evaluate these changes in the role of victims in the fields of victimology, victimisation studies, and law and criminal justice policy, and to highlight areas in which further changes ought to be considered. This chapter presents a brief timeline of the key developments in the UK that mark the movement of victims from margin to centre. In addition, it provides an overview of the contents of the various chapters of the book. |
| Contents note: | Key developments in victimology; Policy and practice; Victimology and victimization; Theories of victimology; Introduction; positivist victimology; Conservative criminology and the victims of predatory crime; Radical victimology; Feminist concerns with the victims of crime; Critical victimology; criminology or sociology of harm; Victimization; The extent of victimization; Repeat victimization the impact of fear of crime; Secondary victimization; Women victims; Domestic terror and female victimization; Rape and sexual assault; Domestic violence; Victims from minority ethnic groups; Ethnicity, victimization and social distribution; Racially motivated crime; State victimization: police stops and of minority ethnic persons; LGBT and elderly victims; LGBT victims; Elderly victims; Legal responses to victimization; The development of a victims, rights discourse; European jurisprudence on victims rights; English law and policy on victims rights; Towards enforceable rights; Support and assistance; Council of Europe instruments official agencies; Unofficial agencies; Information, respect and recognition,and protection; Council of europe instruments; English law and policy; Victim participation forms of participation; Council of europe instruments; Victim participation in the UK; Victim participation in the US; European models of victim participation; Victim participation and defendants rights; Victim compensation European provisions criminal injuries compensation; Compensation by the offender; Victims and restorative justice; Restorative justice paradigm; International and European provisions; Restorative justice in England and Wales; Effectiveness of restorative justice for victims; Rights of victims from socially disadvantaged groups; Gender-based victimization; Racially and religiously motivated victimization; Homophobic and transphobic victimization; Elder abuse; Enforcement of state duties; Rights model for the criminal process.
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| Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13701 |
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