Forensic Victimology: Examining Violent Crime Victims in Investigative and Legal Contexts

ISBN-13: 9780124080843 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 656 str.

Brent Turvey

Opis

Published in 2009, the first edition of Forensic Victimology introduced criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. The concepts presented within immediately proved vital to social scientists researching victims-offender relationships; investigators and forensic scientists seeking to reconstruct events and establish the elements of a crime; and criminal profilers seeking to link pattern crimes. This is because the principles and guidelines in Forensic Victimology were written to serve criminal investigation and anticipate courtroom testimony. As with the first, this second edition of Forensic Victimology is an applied presentation of a traditionally theoretical subject written by criminal justice practitioners with years of experience-both in the field and in the classroom. It distinguishes the investigative and forensic aspects of applied victim study as necessary adjuncts to what has often been considered a theoretical field. It then identifies the benefits of forensic victimology to casework, providing clearly defined methods and those standards of practice necessary for effectively serving the criminal justice system.

• 30% new content, with new chapters on Emergency Services, False Confessions, and Human Trafficking
• Use of up-to-date references and case examples to demonstrate the application of forensic victimology
• Provides context and scope for both the investigative and forensic aspects of case examination and evidence interpretation
• Approaches the study of victimology from a realistic standpoint, moving away from stereotypes and archetypes
• Useful for students and professionals working in relation to behavioral science, criminology, criminal justice, forensic science, and criminal investigation

Recenzje

"As with the first, this second edition.is an applied presentation of a traditionally theoretical subject written by criminal justice practitioners with years of experience-both in the field and in the classroom. It distinguishes the investigative and forensics aspects of applied victim study as necessary adjuncts to what has often been considered a theoretical field." --The Journal, Spring 2014

Spis treści

1. Victimology: A Brief History with An Introduction to Forensic Victimology2. Victimity: Entering the Criminal Justice System3. Emergency Services: The 9-1-1 Response4. Constructing a victim profile5. Forensic Nursing: Approaching the Victim as a Crime Scene6. Victim Lifestyle Exposure7. Victim Situational Exposure8. Psychological Aspects of Victimology9. False Allegations of Crime10. False Confessions of Crime11. Intimate Violence12. Workplace Violence13. School Shootings14. Stranger Violence15. Premises Liability16. Human Trafficking17. Sex Offenders and Their Victims18. Victimology at Trial19. Wrongful Convictions: Victims of the Justice System

O autorze

Brent Turvey, PhD is the author of Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Editions (1999, 2002, 2008, 2011); co- author of the Rape Investigation Handbook, 1st and 2nd Editions (2004, 2011), Crime Reconstruction 1st and 2nd Editions (2006, 2011), Forensic Victimology (2008) and Forensic Fraud (2013) - all with Elsevier Science. He hold an MS in Forensic Science and a PhD in Criminology. He is a full partner, Forensic Scientist, Criminal Profiler, and Instructor with Forensic Solutions, LLC, and The Forensic Criminology Institute.
Dr. Turvey also maintains a caseload of femicides (e.g., sexual homicides, gender motivated homicides), pre-femicidal violence, trafficking, and human rights cases in Latin America. Many of these are related to drug trafficking and human trafficking. This involves the implementation of the UN Model Protocol for Femicide Investigation in Latin America, with The Forensic Criminology Institute's Behavioral Science Lab (BSL). In operation since 2019, the BSL collaborates with USAID, The United Nations, and The Attorney Generals Office in Bogota DC, providing international support and training to attorneys , investigators and forensic professionals.