Victimisation - Theory, Research and Policy (Hardcover)

Victimisation provides an accessible but critical review of the study of victims and victimization, particularly in the areas of theory, research, policy, and practice. It provides an introduction and overview of the core areas relating to victimization including: the causes; its nature, extent, and impact; methods of research; issues of class, age, race, gender, and community; the policy context; mechanisms for tackling victimization; and the comparative context. Each contributor to the volume explores a range of historical and contemporary debates and developments surrounding particular aspects of the victimological enterprise, and by doing so outlines their own agenda for the futures of the discipline.