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.
| ISBN: | 9781498566377 |
| Publication date: | 25th January 2018 |
| Author: | Gaylene S. Armstrong, Kathryn A. Branch |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 290 pages |
| Genres: |
Causes and prevention of crime Violence and abuse in society |