| Critical Victimology: International Perspectives Contributor(s): Mawby, R. I. (Author), Walklate, Sandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803985126 ISBN-13: 9780803985124 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $75.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: The status of the victim within the criminal justice system has recently become a controversial issue. In this comprehensive and timely text, the authors combine their extensive experience of the victims' movement to provide a theoretical and practical critique of the subject. Drawing from a wealth of local, national, and international sources, unpublished documents, and original research, the book outlines and discusses the issues facing victims today. The authors address the fundamental question: How can we best ensure justice for victims while preserving the rights of defendants? The search for answers raises other key questions examined in this volume. Topics include the risk of crime and how it varies from country to country; the impact of crime on the victim; the treatment of victims by police, welfare agencies, and the courts; the recent interest of governments in victims' issues; policies and practices of other nations; services that are being developed in other countries; and how to ensure the rights of victims while preserving the rights of defendants. 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. "This useful and accessible book provides a more sophisticated and refined understanding of victim issues in the contemporary criminal justice system than has been available hitherto, and should be essential reading for anyone who wants to take practice and policy forward." --LCCJ Newsletter |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 362.88 |
| LCCN: 93-086519 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on a wealth of local, national and international sources, unpublished documents and original research, this book provides a theoretical and practical critique of victimology.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? H |
Contributor Bio(s): Walklate, Sandra: - I have been researching around criminal victimization throughout my academic career. This has become focused more recently in the relationship between fear, risk, vulnerability and resilience as key concepts that have driven academic and policy responses to crime as broadly conceived. I have held previous posts at Liverpool John Moores, Salford, Keele, Manchester Metropolitan University joining Liverpool University in January 2006 as the Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology |