Contemporary Issues in Victimology - Identifying Patterns and Trends

This book explores and analyzes contemporary issues associated with victimology in more depth than is possible in an introductory textbook. Included are chapters on rape and sexual assault on the college campus, mass shootings, institutional victimization, and child-to-parent violence, among others.

List of contents

Introduction
Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick and Daniel R. Lee

Part 1: Victimization of the Individual

1. Child-to-Parent Violence
Lindsey E. Wylie and Gaylene S. Armstrong
2. Elder Abuse
Susannah N. Tapp and Sheryl Strasser
3. Victimization within Prison and Jail Facilities
John P. Walsh and Jaclyn M. Cwick
4. Human Trafficking: An Overview of Research, Policy, and Practice
Tonisha R. Jones
5. Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
Kathryn A. Branch, Soriyah Khan, and Elizabeth Dretsch
6. Recurring Victimization
Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick

Part 2: Situational Victimization

7. Rape and Sexual Assault on College and University Campuses
Sadie J. Mummert and Kirsten A. Piatak
8. Mass Shootings: Understanding the Complexities
Shannon Womer Phaneuf
9. Cyber Victimization
Johnny Nhan
10. Institutional Sexual Abuse
Jason Spraitz
11. Fear of Crime and Perceived Risk
Daniel R. Lee

About the author

Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick is assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Tampa.Daniel R. Lee is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick is assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Tampa.Daniel R. Lee is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.Johnny Nhan is professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and associate dean of Graduate Studies at Texas Christian University. He has researched and published in various topics in policing, focusing primarily on technology. He is winner of TCU’s Michael R. Ferrari Award for Distinguished University Service and Leadership for his work in establishing TCU’s online master’s program in Criminology & Criminal Justice and co-founding Operation Progress Fort Worth, a police mentorship program for kids in underserved areas.

Product details

• Authors: Carly M. Lee Hilinski-Rosick
• Assisted by: Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick (Editor), Hilinski-Rosick Carly M. (Editor), Daniel R. Lee (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781498566391
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6639-1
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Sexual abuse & harassment, Social welfare & social services, Sociology: family & relationships, Social welfare and social services, Violence in society, Sexual abuse and harassment, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Penology and punishment, Sociology: family and relationships, Penology & punishment, Violence and abuse in society