Victimology and Victim Assistance offers insights into the criminal justice system from the perspective of often overlooked participants―victims. Delving into victim involvement in the criminal justice system, the impact of crime on victims, and new directions in victimology and victim assistance, authors Yoshiko Takahashi and Chadley James provide crucial insights and practical applications into the field of victim assistance. With an emphasis on advocacy, intervention, and restoration, this book examines real issues and barriers in the criminal justice system for victims and offers a way forward for future criminal justice or other human service professionals.
Author(s): Yoshiko Takahashi, Chadley E. James
Edition: 1
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 400
Brief Contents
Detailed Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: FOUNDATIONS
1 Historical Perspectives of Victimology and Victim Assistance
2 Theories of Victimization
3 The Nature and Extent of Victimization
4 Trauma and Recovery of Victims
PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE
5 The Investigative Process and Victim Assistance
6 The Court Process and Victim Assistance
7 Corrections, Prison Violence, and Victim Assistance
8 Juvenile Justice System, Restorative Justice, and Victim Assistance
PART III: IMPACT OF CRIME ON VICTIMS
9 Victim Assistance for Family Violence: Child Abuse and Elder Abuse
10 Victim Assistance for Intimate Partner Violence
11 Victim Assistance for Sexual Victimization
12 Victim Assistance for Cyber-Crime
PART IV: NEW DIRECTIONS IN VICTIM ASSISTANCE
13 Professionalism and Ethics in Victim Assistance
14 Collaborative Responses to Victims
15 Challenges in Victim Services
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index
