Crime victims: an introduction to victimology
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Pacific Grove, Calif.
Brooks/Cole
1990
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| Ausgabe: | 2. ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Contemporary issues in crime and justice series
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| Beschreibung: | XIX, 374 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0534128289 |
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1 THE RISE OF VICTIMOLOGY AND
THE REDISCOVERY OF CRIME VICTIMS 1
Victims and Criminals 1
The Rise of Victimology 3
The Question of Objectivity 3
The Emergence of a New Focus 7
What Victimologists Do 12
The Rediscovery of Crime Victims 15
The Decline of Crime Victims 16
Renewed Interest 17
The News Media: Portraying the Victim s Plight 18
Businesses: Selling Products and Services to Victims 24
Social Movements: Taking Up the Victim s Cause 30
The Continuing Process of Rediscovery 38
Bibliography 42
2 STATISTICS ABOUT CRIME VICTIMS 47
Crime in the Streets: The Big Picture 47
The Use and Abuse of Statistics 48
Where to Find Statistics about Victims 51
The Uniform Crime Report 5 1
The National Crime Survey 52
Victimization Patterns: Recognizing Differential Risks 63
Differential Risks of Being Robbed 64
Differential Risks of Being Murdered 67
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Comparative Risks: Putting Crime into Perspective 69
International Comparisons 72
Comparing Victimization Rates in
Different Societies 72
Comparing the Murder Rate in Different Societies 72
Cumulative Risks: Estimating Lifetime Likelihoods
of Victimization 74
Analyzing the Interaction between Victims
and Offenders 77
Murderers and Their Victims 77
Robbers and Their Victims 79
Victimization Trends: Searching for Crime Waves 85
Examining Contradictory Impressions 90
Trends in Homicide Rates 91
Interpreting Victimization Statistics 93
Explaining the Patterns: Vulnerability and Risks 93
Bibliography 98
3 THE VICTIM S ROLE IN CRIME 102
The Developing Controversy over Shared Responsibility 102
The Importance of Fixing Responsibility 104
The Possibility of Shared Responsibility 107
Repeat Victims: Repeated Mistakes? 107
Victim Facilitation, Precipitation, and Provocation 110
The Frequency of Shared Responsibility in
Violent Crimes 114
Complete Innocence and Full Responsibility 114
Typologies of Shared Responsibility 116
Victim Blaming versus Victim Defending 120
Victim Blaming 120
Victim Defending 123
Victim Facilitation and Auto Theft: Is It the Careless
Who Wind Up Carless? 125
Victim Precipitation and Rape: Was It Somehow
Her Fault? 131
Victim Provocation and Murder: Is the Slaying of a
Wife Beater Ever Justified? 141
Beyond Victim Blaming and Victim Defending 147
Bibliography 150
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Contents xv
4 THE VICTIM AND THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 155
Victims versus the Criminal Justice System 155
What Do Victims Want: Punishment, Treatment, or Restitution? 157
Victims and the Police 163
Reporting Incidents 163
Investigating Complaints 169
Arresting Suspects 171
Recovering Stolen Property 175
Victims and Prosecutors 177
Assisting Victims and Other State s Witnesses 178
Protecting Victims Serving as Witnesses for the Prosecution 182
Rejecting Cases, Dropping Charges, Negotiating Pleas 185
Victims and Defense Attorneys 191
Postponing Hearings 191
Cross Examining Witnesses 193
Victims and Judges 196
Granting Bail 196
Sentencing Offenders 198
Deciding Cases before the Supreme Court 205
Victims and Parole Boards 205
And Justice for All? 208
Discovering Second Class Complainants 208
Whose Interests Does the Criminal Justice System Serve? 209
Does the System Serve Victims? 211
Does the System Serve Its Own Bureaucratic Components? 211
Does the System Serve the Wealthy and Powerful? 212
Bibliography 213
5 SPECIAL KINDS OF VICTIMS:
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS 219
The Rediscovery of Special Groups of Victims 219
Missing Children 221
Mysterious Disappearances 222
Hunting for Children Who Have Vanished 225
Victimization Prevention Measures 228
Physically and Sexually Abused Children 229
Detecting Abuse 229
Taking the Best Interests of the Child into Account 233
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Crimes against the Elderly 236
Street Crimes against the Elderly 236
Elder Abuse 237
Improved Responses 239
Battered Women 240
Violence between Intimates: Behind Closed Doors 240
Calling for Outside Intervention 243
Victims of Sexual Assaults 246
The Plight of Rape Victims 246
Tangible Support: Crisis Centers 247
The Credibility Problem 249
Reforming Rape Laws 251
The Discovery of More Rape Victims 255
Victims Injured and Killed by Drunk Drivers 257
From an Accident to a Crime 258
Victories for the Drunk Driving Victims Movement 260
Victims of Bias Crimes 261
The Rediscovery of Bias Crime Victims 262
Attempts to Measure the Scope of the Problem 263
Criminal Justice System Reforms 265
The Future of Bias Crime 267
Bibliography 267
6 METHODS OF REPAYMENT 276
Gaining Restitution from Offenders 277
Back to Basics? 277
The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Restitution 279
Opportunities versus Obstacles 283
Divergent Goals, Clashing Philosophies 289
Unresolved Issues 292
Economic Ironies 294
Evaluating Restitution Programs 295
Winning Judgments in Civil Court 296
The Revival of Interest in Civil Lawsuits 296
Possibilities and Pitfalls from the Victim s Point of View 298
Receiving Awards for Damages from Third Parties 299
Third Party Lawsuits 299
Collecting Insurance Reimbursements 303
Private Crime Insurance 303
Federal Crime Insurance 305
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Recovering Losses from Compensation Programs 306
The Need for Compensation from Government Funds 306
The History of Victim Compensation by Governments 307
Pros and Cons: The Debate Continues 309
How Programs Operate: Similarities and Differences 312
Merits and Demerits: Policy Questions and
Administrative Issues 316
Successes and Failures: Evaluating
Compensation Programs 319
Confiscating Profits from Notorious Criminals 322
Bibliography 324
7 FUTURE DIRECTIONS 329
Toward Greater Formal Legal Rights within the
Criminal Justice System 329
Rights Gained at the Expense of Offenders 331
Rights Gained at the Expense of the System 333
Rights Gained at the Expense of either Offenders or the
System or Both 533
Informal Justice: Dispute Resolution 340
The Quest for Peace 340
Techniques and Philosophies 342
Pros and Cons from the Victim s Point of View 344
The Future of Informal Methods of Dispute Resolution 345
Toward More Informal Justice, Vigilante Style 347
Frontier Origins 349
Using Force Legitimately in Self Defense 35 1
The Drift Back toward Vigilantism 353
Bibliography 357
Index 361
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