Jo-Anne M Wemmers

Victimology

A Canadian Perspective, Second Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of the notable textbook Victimology provides a Canadian perspective on the scientific study of crime victims, highlighting their rights and the responsibility to prevent (re)victimization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781487559700
• ISBN-10: 1487559704
• Artikelnr.: 72733573

Autorenporträt

Jo-Anne M. Wemmers is a Full Professor in the School of Criminology at the University of Montreal and an international expert on victimology. She has published over 100 articles, chapters, and books on the subject, is a past secretary-general of the World Society of Victimology, and is the editor of the International Review of Victimology.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
1. Evolution of the Notion of Crime Victim
2. History of Victimology
3. Victimization Surveys
4. The Impact of Victimization
5. Theoretical Victimology
6. Victims’ Needs and Secondary Victimization 
7. Victims’ Rights
8. Victim Assistance
9. Victim Compensation
10. Participation in the Criminal Justice Process 
11. Reparative Justice
12. Victim Justice System
Appendix 1: UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of
Crime and Abuse of Power
Appendix 2: Canadian Victims Bill of Rights
Appendix 3: Victim Compensation Programs across Canada
Appendix 4: Victim Impact Statement
Glossary
References
Laws Cited in the Text
Index