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Victimology and Victim Assistance
Advocacy, Intervention, and Restoration
- Yoshiko Takahashi - California State University, Fresno, USA
- Chadley James - California State University, Fresno, USA
December 2018 | 400 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Victimology and Victim Assistance offers insights into the criminal justice system from the perspective of often overlooked participants—victims. Delving into victim involvement in the criminal justice system, the impact of crime on victims, and new directions in victimology and victim assistance, authors Yoshiko Takahashi and Chadley James provide crucial insights and practical applications into the field of victim assistance. With an emphasis on advocacy, intervention, and restoration, this book examines real issues and barriers in the criminal justice system for victims and offers a way forward for future criminal justice or other human service professionals.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I. FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 1. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF VICTIMOLOGY AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 2. THEORIES OF VICTIMIZATION
CHAPTER 3. THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF VICTIMIZATION
CHAPTER 4. TRAUMA AND RECOVERY OF VICTIMS
PART II. UNDERSTANDING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 5. THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 6. THE COURT PROCESS AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 7. CORRECTIONS, PRISON VIOLENCE, AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 8. JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE
PART III. IMPACT OF CRIME ON VICTIMS
CHAPTER 9. VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE AND ELDER ABUSE
CHAPTER 10. VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
CHAPTER 11. VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOR SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION
CHAPTER 12. VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOR CYBER-CRIME
PART IV. NEW DIRECTIONS IN VICTIM ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 13. PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS IN VICTIM ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 14. COLLABORATIVE RESPONSES TO VICTIMS
CHAPTER 15. CHALLENGES IN VICTIM SERVICES
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index
Supplements
Instructor Teaching Site
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site includes the following:
- Test banks provide a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity to edit any question and/or insert personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding
- Editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides offer complete flexibility for creating a multimedia presentation for the course
- Sample course syllabi for semester and quarter courses provide suggested models for structuring one’s course
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 4: Trauma and Recovery of Victims
Chapter 13: Professionalism and Ethics in Victim Assistance
