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Victimology: Victimisation and Victims' Rights book cover

1st Edition

Victimology Victimisation and Victims' Rights

By Lorraine Wolhuter, Neil Olley, David Denham Copyright 2009
320 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

320 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

320 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish
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How should the needs of victims of crime be met by the criminal justice system? Have the rights of victims been neglected in order to ensure that a defendant is brought to 'justice'? Who are the victims of crime and why are they targeted? This new book examines the theoretical arguments concerning victimization before examining who victims actually are and the measures taken by the criminal... Read more

1. Introduction  Part 1: Victimology and Victimization 2. Theories of Victimology  3. Victimization  4. Women Victims - Domestic Terror and Female Victimization  5. Victims from Minority Ethnic Groups  6. LGBT and Elderly Victims  Part 2: Legal Responses to Victimization  7. The Development of a Legal Right’s Discourse  8. Support and Assistance  9. Information, Respect and Recognition, and Protection  10. Victim Participation  11. Victim Compensation  12. Victims and Restorative Justice  13. Rights of Victims from Socially Disadvantaged Groups  14. Conclusion - A Victims' Rights Model for the Criminal Process

Biography

Lorraine Wolhuter is an LLD candidate at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, having previously been a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

Neil Olley is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

David John Denham is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Wolverhampton.

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