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For courses in Victimology, Criminology, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Deviance, and Crime Prevention.This text attempts to address the sources of violence and its effects on people and situations. Providing different perspectives on the causes of victimization, it also discusses how violence breeds. It examines the social and environmental factors that influence victimization, offender-victim relationships, and legal and behavioral responses to victims.

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• 1 Victimization: Theories and Reporting Measures
• 2 Victims of Intimate Violence
• 3 Stranger Violence and Victimization
• 4 Workplace Violence, Harassment, and Victimization
• 5 School Violence and Victimization
• 6 Criminal Justice Injustice
• 7 The Violence of Terrorism
• 8 Responding to Criminal Victimization
• Appendix A Major Sources of Victimization Data and Information
• Appendix B Resource Guide
• Index

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Robert J. Meadows is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration at California Lutheran University. Dr. Meadows's research and teaching interests include legal issues in criminal justice, private security, violence and victimization, and delinquency. He authored a book on Saudi Arabian justice and a parents guide for coping with difficult teenagers. Dr. Meadows is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Industrial Security.