Victims of Violence: For the Record Contributor(s): Parkin, William S. (Author), Collins, Peter A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1516524365 ISBN-13: 9781516524365 Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $113.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.36 lbs) 464 pages |
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Publisher Description: Victims of Violence: For the Record presents readers with an innovative and timely lens through which to examine contemporary acts of violent victimization. The book illuminates specific types of victimization and how they are portrayed in criminological literature and the press, most notably within The New York Times. Readers are challenged to examine how the victims The New York Times has chosen to cover may--or may not--represent the typical victim and victimization patterns that are reported in empirical research. William S. Parkin received a Ph.D. in criminal justice with specializations in ideological violence, victimization, and the media and criminal justice from the City University of New York, Graduate Center. He is an associate professor of criminal justice at Seattle University and a co-principal investigator on the Extremist Crime Database. Peter A. Collins received a Ph.D. in criminal justice from Washington State University. He is an associate professor of criminal justice at Seattle University. He has authored or coauthored numerous books, book chapters, and peer reviewed articles on a variety of topics, including legal policy, the death penalty, the media, criminal justice statistics and management, and more. |