International Handbook of Victimology

Abstract

Theoretical and Historical Frameworks Becoming a Victim R. Strobl The Meaning of Justice for Victims Jo-Anne Wemmers The Evolution of a Young, Promising Discipline: Sixty Years of Victimology, a Retrospective and Prospective Look Ezzat A. Fattah History and a Theoretical Structure of Victimology G. Ferdinand Kirchhoff Research Methods in Victimology Property Crimes and Repeat Victimization: A Fresh Look A. Tseloni and K. Pease Key Victimological Findings from the International Crime Victims Survey J. Van Kesteren and J. Van Dijk Patterns of Communal Violence Victimization in South India: A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis K. Jaishankar Patterns of Victimization Secondary Victims and Secondary Victimization R. Condry Drugs and Alcohol in Relation to Crime and Victimization M. Clark Victims of Sex Trafficking: Gender, Myths, and Consequences S. Milivojevic and S. Copic Occupational Victimization R. Lusignan and J. D. Marleau Tourism and Victimization R. I. Mawby, E. Barclay, and C. Jones Responses to Criminal Victimization Victims and Criminal Justice in Europe J. Shapland Lobbying for Rights: Crime Victims in Israel U. Yanay and T. Gal Victim Services in the United States B. T. Muscat Fear of Crime in the Republic of Ireland: Understanding Its Origins and Consequences M. Butler and P. Cunningham Restorative Justice When Prisoners Leave: Victim-Offender Relationships in a Transitions Context R.White Death of a Metaphor? Healing Victims and Restorative Justice T. Daems The Healing Nature of Apology and Its Contribution toward Emotional Reparation and Closure in Restorative Justice Encounters E. Brook and S. Warshwski-Brook Exploring the Effects of Restorative Justice on Crime Victims for Victims of Conflict in Transitional Societies H. Strang Victims and Social Divisions The Hidden Violent Victimization of Women W. S. Dekeseredy Images of Criminality, Victimization, and Disability M. Madriaga and R. Mallett The Psychological Impact of Victimization: Mental Health Outcomes and Psychological, Legal, and Restorative Interventions S. N. Verdun-Jones and K. R. Rossiter Culture and Wife Abuse: An Overview of Theory, Research, and Practice C. Machado, A. R. Dias, and C. Coelho The Idea of the Crime Victim as a Trojan Horse in the Swedish Social Services Act C. Ljungwald Conclusion S. G. Shoham and P. Knepper