Critical Victimology

International Perspectives

AvR I Mawby,Sandra Walklate

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

Drawing on a wealth of local, national and international sources, unpublished documents and original research, this book provides a theoretical and practical critique of victimology.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

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-01-01
Mått:138 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:290 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780803985124

Utforska kategorier

Brottslighet och kriminologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

`A fairly thorough comparison of victim-related policies and the meaning of the ′victims′ movement′ in various countries - with special attention to the US and British experience - is arguably the most valuable contribution of this work.′ - Choice`Critical victimology, like critical criminology, insists on the need to include the social and political context in which crime takes place; Mawby and Walklate have provided a useful introduction′ - British Society of Criminology Newsletter`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.... this book will leave you better informed about issues of pressing political significance′ - LCCJ Newsletter

Innehållsförteckning

Perspectives on VictimologyCrime and its ImpactThe Place of the Victim in Non-Western SocietiesThe `Rebirth′ of the Victim as a Significant ActorImmediate Help for the Victims of CrimeVictims, Courts and CompensationDeveloping an Appreciation of the VictimLooking to `Eastern Europe′The Principles of a Critical VictimologyConclusionQuestions for Policy?