Victimology: Theories and Applications

Download or read book Victimology: Theories and Applications written by Ann Wolbert Burgess and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victimology: Theories and Applications introduces readers to the study of victimization, crime typologies, and the impact of crime on victims, offenders, and society at large. Each chapter provides a typology of the offender to analyze motivation, and includes an overview of the issues related to people who become victims of a wide variety of traditional and contemporary crimes such as child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, elder abuse, cyber crime and hate crimes. The history and theories of victimology are explored, as well definitive laws and policies, strategies for intervention, and future research areas.