Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Identifying Patterns and Trends - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498566375 ISBN 13: 9781498566377

Publisher: Lexington Books (UK), 2018

Synopsis

Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Identifying Patterns and Trends examines current topics in victimology and explores the main issues surrounding them. Key topics include: intimate partner violence and dating violence, rape and sexual assault on the college campus, Internet victimization, elder abuse, victimization of inmates, repeat and poly-victimization, fear of crime and perceived risk of crime, human trafficking, mass shootings, and child-to-parent violence. Each chapter includes information about the specific topic, including the nature of the issues, trends, current research, policy, current issues, and future challenges.

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About the Authors

Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick is assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Tampa.

Daniel R. Lee is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Johnny Nhan is professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and associate dean of Graduate Studies at Texas Christian University. He has researched and published in various topics in policing, focusing primarily on technology. He is winner of TCU’s Michael R. Ferrari Award for Distinguished University Service and Leadership for his work in establishing TCU’s online master’s program in Criminology & Criminal Justice and co-founding Operation Progress Fort Worth, a police mentorship program for kids in underserved areas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books (UK)
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498566375
• ISBN 13: 9781498566377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290
• Editor: Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick, Daniel R. Lee