an introduction to victimology Karmen, Andrew. creator text bibliography cau Belmont, CA Thomson/Wadsworth c2007 2007 6th ed. monographic eng

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xxx, 445 p. ill. 24 cm. 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. Andrew Karmen. Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-429) and indexes. n-us--- Victims of crimes United States HV6250.3.U5 K37 2007 362.880973 K1861c6 0495006033 2006920070 DLC 060104 20200307023321.0 280273