In the nearly four decades since the First International Symposium on Victimology convened in Jerusalem in 1973, some concepts and themes have continued to hold a prominent place in the literature, while new ones have also emerged. Exploring enduring topics such as conceptions of victimhood, secondary and hidden victimization, and social services f

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Front cover
Table of Contents
Preface
Editors
Contributors
Introduction
Section I: Theoretical and Historical Frameworks
Chapter 1. Becoming a Victim
Chapter 2. The Meaning of Justice for Victims
Chapter 3. The Evolution of a Young, Promising Discipline: Sixty Years of Victimology, a Retrospective and Prospective Look
Chapter 4. History and a Theoretical Structure of Victimology
Section II: Research Methods in Victimology
Chapter 5. Property Crimes and Repeat Victimization: A Fresh Look
Chapter 6. Key Victimological Findings from the International Crime Victims Survey
Chapter 7. Patterns of Communal Violence Victimization in South India: A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis
Section III. Patterns of Victimization
Chapter 8. Secondary Victims and Secondary Victimization
Chapter 9. Drugs and Alcohol in Relation to Crime and Victimization
Chapter 10. Victims of Sex Trafficking: Gender, Myths, and Consequences
Chapter 11. Occupational Victimization
Chapter 12. Tourism and Victimization
Section IV. Responses to Criminal Victimization
Chaper 13. Victims and Criminal Justice in Europe
Chapter 14. Lobbying for Rights: Crime Victims in Israel
Chapter 15. Victim Services in the United States
Chapter 16. Fear of Crime in the Republic of Ireland: Understanding Its Origins and Consequences
Section V: Restorative Justice
Chapter 17. When Prisoners Leave: Victim-Offender Relationships in a Transitions Context
Chapter 18. Death of a Metaphor?
Chapter 19. The Healing Nature of Apology and Its Contribution toward Emotional Reparation and Closure in Restorative Justice Encounters
Chapter 20. Exploring the Effects of Restorative Justice on Crime Victims for Victims of Conflict in Transitional Societies
Section VI: Victims and Social Divisions
Chapter 21. The Hidden Violent Victimization of Women
Chapter 22. Images of Criminality, Victimization, and Disability
Chapter 23. The Psychological Impact of Victimization: Mental Health Outcomes and Psychological, Legal, and Restorative Interventions
Chapter 24. Culture and Wife Abuse: An Overview of Theory, Research, and Practice
Chapter 25. The Idea of the Crime Victim as a Trojan Horse in the Swedish Social Services Act
Conclusion
Index
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