Social and Psychological Consequences of Violent Victimization

The book's one-of-a-kind focus on both the psychological and social impact of crime makes it an invaluable supplementary text for criminal justice and criminology courses dealing with victimization, violent crimes and the criminal justice process. Psychology courses dealing in law and crime also benefit from this text, which features discussion questions, end-of-chapter summaries, and special topic boxes. The book will also interest professionals in victims' services, crime prevention, criminal justice, and social work.

List of contents

Introduction and Overview
Studying the Effects of Victimization
Violent Victimization and the Immediate Aftermath
Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Consequences of Violent
Victimization on Direct Crime Victims
Secondary Victimization
The Effects of Violence on Family Members, Friends, Neighbors, and Professionals
The Effect of Violent Victimization on Communities
Summary and Implications

Summary

The book's one-of-a-kind focus on both the psychological and social impact of crime makes it an invaluable supplementary text for criminal justice and criminology courses dealing with victimization, violent crimes and the criminal justice process. Psychology courses dealing in law and crime also benefit from this text, which features discussion questions, end-of-chapter summaries, and special topic boxes. The book will also interest professionals in victims' services, crime prevention, criminal justice, and social work.

Product details

• Authors: R. Barry Ruback, Richard Barry Ruback, THOMPSON, Martha (Martie) P. (Parrish) Thompson, Martie P. Thompson
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2001
• EAN: 9780761910404
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-1040-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 480 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, United States of America, USA, Violence in society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Violence and abuse in society, Interpersonal/Domestic Violence Treatment/Intervention