Karmen, Andrew. <br/><br/>
Crime victims  an introduction to victimology 
Andrew Karmen. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Belmont, CA  Thomson/Wadsworth  c2007. 
 - xxx, 445 p.  ill.  24 cm. 
 - The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series .
 - Contemporary issues in crime and justice series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-429) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>1. What is victimology? -- 2. The rediscovery of crime victims -- 3. Sources of information about crime victims : the UCR and the NCVS -- 4. Violent crimes : murders and robberies -- 5. The victims' contribution to the crime problem -- 6. Victims and the criminal justice system : cooperation and conflict, pt. 1: The police -- 7. Victims and the criminal justice system : cooperation and conflict, pt. 2: Prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and corrections officials -- 8. Children as victims -- 9. Victims of violence by lovers and family members -- 10. Victims of rapes and other sexual assaults -- 11. Other groups of victims whose problems are no longer overlooked -- 12. Repaying victims -- 13. Victims in the twenty-first century : alternative directions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0495006033 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006920070 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Victims of crimes--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6250.3.U5  / K37 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.880973  / K1861c6