Critical Victimology: International Perspectives

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SAGE, Mar 7, 1994 - Social Science - 224 pages
Drawing on a wealth of local, national and international sources, unpublished documents and original research, this book provides a theoretical and practical critique of victimology.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

 

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Contents

Perspectives on Victimology
7
Crime and its Impact
23
The Place of the Victim in NonWestern Societies
58
The Rebirth of the Victim as a Significant Actor
69
Immediate Help for the Victims of Crime
95
Victims Courts and Compensation
128
Looking to Eastern Europe
159
The Principles of a Critical Victimology
169
Questions for Policy?
187
References
199
Index
218
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Critical Victimology: International Perspectives
Rob Mawby,Sandra Walklate
Limited preview - 1994
Critical Victimology: International Perspectives
R. I. Mawby,Sandra Walklate
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About the author (1994)

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.

Bibliographic information

TitleCritical Victimology: International Perspectives
Volume 1 of Critical Victimology
AuthorsR. I. Mawby, Sandra Walklate
Editionreprint
PublisherSAGE, 1994
ISBN0803985126, 9780803985124
Length224 pages
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Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Social Science / Criminology
  
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