Victimology

Leah E. Daigle is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. She received her PhD in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2005. Her most recent research has centered on repeat sexual victimization of college women and responses women use during and after being sexually victimized. Her other research interests include the development and continuation of offending and victimization across the life course. She is author of Victimology: A Text/Reader and Victimology: The Essentials, coauthor of Introduction to Criminology: Theories, Methods, and Criminal Behavior, Criminals in the Making: Criminality Across the Life Course, and Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of College Women, which was awarded the 2011 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. She has also published numerous peer-reviewed articles that have appeared in outlets such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Victims and Offenders.

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• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsCHAPTER 1. Introduction to VictimologyLearning ObjectivesWhat Is Victimology?The History of Victimology: Before the Victims’ Rights MovementThe Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation, and Victim ProvocationThe History of Victimology: The Victims’ Rights MovementContributions of the Victims’ Rights MovementVictimology TodaySummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 2. Extent, Theories, and Factors of VictimizationLearning ObjectivesMeasuring VictimizationTheories and Explanations of VictimizationSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 3. Consequences of VictimizationLearning ObjectivesPhysical InjuryPsychological ConsequencesEconomic CostsSystem CostsVicarious VictimizationReportingFear of CrimeSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 4. Recurring VictimizationLearning ObjectivesTypes of Recurring VictimizationExtent of Recurring VictimizationCharacteristics of Recurring VictimizationRisk Factors for Recurring VictimizationTheoretical Explanations of Recurring VictimizationConsequences of Recurring VictimizationPreventing Recurring VictimizationSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 5. Victims’ Rights and RemediesLearning ObjectivesVictims’ RightsFinancial RemedyRemedies and Rights in CourtSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 6. Homicide Victimization: Written by Lisa R. Muftic and revised by Leah E. DaigleLearning ObjectivesDefining Homicide VictimizationMeasurement and Extent of Homicide VictimizationRisk Factors for and Characteristics of Homicide VictimizationTypes of Homicide VictimizationVictim PrecipitationIndirect or Secondary VictimizationLegal and Community Responses to Homicide VictimizationSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 7. Sexual VictimizationLearning ObjectivesWhat Is Sexual Victimization?Measurement and Extent of Sexual VictimizationRisk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual VictimizationResponses to Sexual VictimizationConsequences of Sexual VictimizationSpecial Case: Sexual Victimization of MalesSpecial Case: Sexual Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender PeopleLegal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual VictimizationPrevention and InterventionSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 8. Intimate Partner ViolenceLearning ObjectivesDefining Intimate Partner Violence and AbuseMeasurement and ExtentWho Is Victimized?Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner ViolenceConsequences of Intimate Partner ViolenceWhy Abusive Relationships ContinueCriminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner ViolenceLegal and Community ResponsesSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 9. Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life: Child and Elder AbuseLearning ObjectivesChild MaltreatmentElder MaltreatmentSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 10. Victimization at School and WorkLearning ObjectivesVictimization at SchoolVictimization at School: Grades K–12Victimization at School: CollegeVictimization at WorkSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 11. Property Victimization, Identity Theft Victimization, and CybervictimizationLearning ObjectivesProperty VictimizationIdentity TheftPreventionCybervictimizationSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 12. Victimization of Special PopulationsLearning ObjectivesVictimization of Persons With DisabilitiesVictimization of Persons With Mental IllnessVictimization of the IncarceratedSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 13. Victimology From a Comparative Perspective: Written by Lisa R. Muftic and revised by Leah E. DaigleLearning ObjectivesVictimology Across the GlobeMeasurement and Extent of Victimization Across the GlobeJustice System Responses to VictimizationVictims’ Rights and Assistance ProgramsDifferent Approaches in Different LocalesSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesCHAPTER 14. Contemporary Issues in VictimologyLearning ObjectivesVictims of Hate CrimesVictims of Human TraffickingVictims of TerrorismSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesMultimedia ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Author