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Victims, Crime and Society: An Introduction
Contributor(s): Davies, Pamela (Editor), Francis, Peter (Editor), Greer, Chris (Editor)
ISBN: 1446255913     ISBN-13: 9781446255919
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $59.85  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Violence In Society
Dewey: 362.88
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.3" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 304 pages
 
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This book provides a thorough account of victimization across the social spectrum of class, race, age and gender. The Second Edition has been fully revised and expanded, with two parts now spanning the key perspectives and issues in victimology.

Covering theoretical, social and political contexts, the book:

  • Includes new chapters on defining and constructing victims, fear and vulnerability, sexuality, white collar crime and the implications of crime policy on victims
  • Examines a global range of historical and theoretical perspectives in victimology and features a new chapter on researching victims of crime
  • Reinforces your learning through critical thinking sections, future research suggestions, chapter summaries and a glossary of key terms

Victims, Crime and Society is the essential text for studies in victimology across criminology, criminal justice, community safety, youth justice, and related areas.

Contributor Bio(s): Davies, Pamela: - Pam graduated in Social Sciences from what was then Sheffield City Polytechnic in 1985 and two years later followed this with a Masters degree in Criminology from University College Cardiff. She then held part-time lecturing posts in both Cardiff and Worcester before moving north to Newcastle to commence a full-time research post with Northumbria Police where she worked for five years. In 1991, Pam spent a year on secondment to Leicester University, Scarman Centre for the Study of Public Order as a Research Associate on a project entitled 'Police Co-operation in Europe' funded by Commission for the European Communities. Pam first joined Northumbria University on a part-time basis in 1989 and in 1993 joined the full-time staff.
Francis, Peter: - Peter has worked at Northumbria University since 1994 and before that at the Universities of Leicester and Hull. He gained his undergraduate degree from Northumbria University and studied at postgraduate level at Hull University. Between 2002 and 2008 he was a Senior Advisor to the Home Office and has been a council member and trustee of the independent charity the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Kings College, London since 1996.