Synopses & Reviews
Victimisation provides an accessible but critical review of the study of victims and victimisation, particularly in the areas of theory, research, policy and practice. It aims to provide students with an introduction and overview of the core areas relating to the study of victims and victimisation including: the causes of victimisation; its nature, extent and impact; methods of research; issues of class, age, race, gender and community; the policy context; mechanisms for tackling victimisation and the comparative context. Each contributor to the volume explores a range of historical and contemporary debates and developments surrounding particular aspects of the victimological enterprise, and by doing so outlines their own agenda for the futures of the discipline.
About the Author
Pamela Davies is a Senior Lecturer, University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Peter Francis is a Senior Lecturer, University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Victor Jupp is a Principal Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology at Northumbria University.
Table of Contents
Understanding Victimisation: Theory Research and Policy--P.Davies, P.Francis & V.Jupp * Can there be a Feminist Victimology?--S.Walklate * Youth, Risk and Victimisation--J.Muncie * Old Age and Victimisation--R.Pain * Communities and Victimisation--K.Evans & P.Fraser * Crime Victims and Public Policy--P.Davies * Victims of Surveillance--M.McCahill & C.Norris * The Provision of Victim Support and Assistance Programmes: A Cross-National Perspective--R.Mawby * Preventing Harm, Promoting Harmony--M.Wright