Victimology
A Comprehensive Approach

Second Edition

Leah E. Daigle - Georgia State University, USA
Lisa R. Muftic - Western New England University, USA

January 2019 | 432 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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

Key features

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

A renewed focus on a trauma-informed approach has been incorporated throughout to better situate victimization as a form of trauma.
A separate section on prevention, included in each chapter, highlights what can be done to reduce victimization.
Emerging topics within the growing field of victimology are explored, such as immigration and victimization, bullying, homicides and sexual assaults involving LGBTQ persons, school shootings, and more.
The use of social media and the internet as tools of sexual victimization is examined within the context of recent events, such as the #MeToo movement and the rise of revenge porn.
Updated statistics provide students with the most up-to-date research and scholarly thinking in the field.
The authors have reorganized and streamlined the text to hone in on the key issues in victimology.

KEY FEATURES:

Each chapter consistently defines and measures a type of victimization, explores its characteristics, risk factors, and consequences of victimization, and concludes with the responses taken by the legal system, the criminal justice system, and other social services.
An overarching focus on the extent, causes, and responses to victimization equips students with the foundational knowledge needed to apply key concepts to real-life situations.
A focus on international issues and a global perspective throughout the text offer students a comparative view for key topics and issues in victimology.
A Victimology in the News boxed feature helps students apply chapter concepts to contemporary news stories.
Research projects and findings within each chapter, both in Focus on Research boxes and throughout the narrative, highlight the connection and impact research has had in the field of victimology.
Case Studies illustrate key concepts and connect students to individuals who are victims and perpetrators of crime.