Leah E. Daigle & Lisa R. Muftic 
Victimology [PDF ebook] 
A Comprehensive Approach

Drawing from the most up-to-date research and emerging issues,
Victimology: A Comprehensive Approach is an accessible, student-friendly text that provides students with an overview of the causes and consequences of victimization and the responses to those causes. Renowned authors and researchers Leah E. Daigle and Lisa R. Muftic use a consistent framework throughout to help readers understand why people are victimized, as well as how the criminal justice system and other social services interact with victims and each other. The focus on causes and responses equips students with the foundational knowledge needed to apply key concepts to real-life situations. Emphasizing the impact of trauma on individuals and opportunities for prevention, this supportive text offers incisive discussions of recurring victimization and the victim-offender overlap with a global focus. The streamlined
Second Edition explores emerging topics within this growing field, including immigration and victimization, bullying, homicides and sexual assaults involving LGBTQ persons, school shootings, and more.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Chapter 1 • Introduction to Victimology

What Is Victimology?

The History of Victimology: Before the Victims’ Rights Movement

Victimology Across the Globe

The Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation, and Victim Provocation

The History of Victimology: The Victims’ Rights Movement

Contributions of the Victims’ Rights Movement

Victimology Today

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 2 • Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization

Measuring Victimization

Theories and Explanations of Victimization

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 3 • The Victim–Offender Overlap

The Link Between Victimization and Offending

Explaining the Link Between Victimization and Offending

The Victim–Offender Overlap and Specific Types of Victimization

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 4 • Consequences of Victimization

Physical Consequences

Psychological Consequences

Behavioral Reactions

Economic Costs

System Costs

Vicarious Victimization

Reporting

Fear of Crime

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 5 • Recurring Victimization

Types of Recurring Victimization

Extent of Recurring Victimization

Characteristics of Recurring Victimization

Risk Factors for Recurring Victimization

Theoretical Explanations of Recurring Victimization

Consequences of Recurring Victimization

Focus on Research

Prevention

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 6 • Victims’ Rights and Remedies

Victims’ Rights

Financial Remedy

Remedies and Rights in Court

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 7 • Homicide Victimization

Defining Homicide Victimization

Measurement and Extent of Homicide Victimization

Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Homicide Victimization

Different Types of Homicide Victimization

Victim Precipitation

Indirect (Secondary) Victimization

Legal and Community Responses to Homicide Victimization

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 8 • Sexual Victimization

What Is Sexual Victimization?

Measurement and Extent of Sexual Victimization

Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization

Responses to Sexual Victimization

Consequences of Sexual Victimization

Sexual Victimization of Males

Sexual Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender People

Social Media and the Internet as Tools of Sexual Victimization

Legal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Victimization

Prevention and Intervention

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 9 • Intimate Partner Violence

Defining Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

Measurement and Extent

Who Is Victimized?

Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner Violence

Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence

Why Abusive Relationships Continue

Criminal Justice System Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

Legal and Community Responses

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 10 • Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life: Child and Elder Abuse

Child Maltreatment

Elder Maltreatment

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 11 • Victimization of Special Populations

Victimization of Persons With Disabilities

Victimization of Persons With Mental Illness

Victimization of the Incarcerated

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 12 • Victimization at School and Work

Victimization at School

Victimization at School: Grades K–12

Victimization at School: College

Victimization at Work

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 13 • Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Victims of Hate Crimes, Human Trafficking, Terrorism, and Identity Theft

Victims of Hate Crimes

Victims of Human Trafficking

Victims of Terrorism

Identity Theft Victimization

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Glossary

References

Index

Об авторе

Lisa R. Muftic is professor and chair in the Department of Criminal Justice & Sociology at Western New England University.  She received her Ph D in criminal justice from North Dakota State University in 2006.  For the 2012-2013 academic year she was appointed the US Fulbright Scholar to Bosnia and Herzegovina where she was a visiting faculty member with the Faculty of Criminal Justice Sciences, Criminology and Security Studies at the University of Sarajevo.  Dr. Muftic has extensive experience in the areas of violence against women, human trafficking, and international criminal justice issues, with special expertise regarding the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Her published scholarship has appeared in well-respected refereed journals including Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, Violence Against Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Victims and Offenders.