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Victimisation
Pamela Davies
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Description for Victimisation
Paperback. Editor(s): Davies, Dr Pamela, MS, Arnp (Northumbria University); Francis, Peter; Jupp, V. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
Victimisation provides an accessible but critical review of the study of victims and victimisation, particularly in the areas of theory, research, policy and practice. It aims to provide students with an introduction and overview of the core areas relating to the study of victims and victimisation including: the causes of victimisation; its nature, extent and impact; methods of research; issues of class, age, race, gender and community; the policy context; mechanisms for tackling victimisation 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, ... Read more
Victimisation provides an accessible but critical review of the study of victims and victimisation, particularly in the areas of theory, research, policy and practice. It aims to provide students with an introduction and overview of the core areas relating to the study of victims and victimisation including: the causes of victimisation; its nature, extent and impact; methods of research; issues of class, age, race, gender and community; the policy context; mechanisms for tackling victimisation 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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403921796
SKU
V9781403921796
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Pamela Davies
KAREN EVANS Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool PENNY FRASER Senior Policy Manager, Nacro ROB MAWBY Professor, University of Plymouth MICHAEL MCCAHILL Researcher, University of Hull JOHN MUNCIE Senior Lecturer, Open University CLIVE NORRIS Senior Lecturer, University of Durham RACHEL PAIN Lecturer, University of Durham SANDRA WALKLATE Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University MARTIN WRIGHT Independent Consultant
Reviews for Victimisation
'This is a comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date collection of articles by leading writers in the area. It covers key theoretical issues...such as feminism and the impact of crime on the old, the young and within communities. It provides an account of the development of policy in relation to victim support and the criminal justice process along with a critical evaluation ... Read more