Understanding Violence and Victimization - Softcover

Meadows, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131119672 ISBN 13: 9780131119673

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Violence can erupt from the home, workplace, school, or from day-to-day routine activities. There are no boundaries or rules as to when or where violence and victimization may take place. Understanding Violence and Victimization, Third Edition is a unique and fresh approach to the subject that not only addresses theories and varieties of violence and offenders, but also offers practical responses to crime.

In Understanding Violence and Victimization, real-life case studies show situations leading to victimization and explore the social, legal, and psychological dynamics of violence and victimization. The reader is educated on the precursors of violence such as stalking and harassment, and then examines intimate violence, child abuse, elder abuse, workplace, school, and stranger violence.

• New to this Edition: A new chapter addressing victimization by the criminal justice system was added. Although the system is designed to protect and serve, the chapter examines how laws, acts, or reprehensible decisions by the police, courts, and corrections victimize others either inadvertently or intentionally.

The reader is acquainted with policy responses to victimization such as civil justice, victim compensation laws, personal protection approaches, and legislation.

Understanding Violence and Victimization, Third Edition continues to be a much-needed wake-up call to the threat of violence, and is a superior resource for students studying crime, victimization, or justice policy. In addition, justice practitioners, victim advocates, and the average citizen should find this book relevant and insightful.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0131119672
• ISBN 13: 9780131119673
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 264