Victimology

ISBN-13: 9783031129322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Opis

The term victim refers to a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. Victimology focuses on the victimization in terms of psychological effects, impact on criminal justice system and new policies and it is a major aspect in the area of forensic field. Victimization can occur due to abuse, assault, maltreatment, war, terrorism, crimes and it can happen in different settings like home, school, and public. In the past, more emphasis was given to perpetrators and various theories tried explain the behavior of perpetrator and their offences. Recently, researchers started focusing different aspects of victimology and explored risk factors for becoming victim, reasons for repeated victimization, and forensic, psychological and social dimensions of victims and consequences of victimization. But there is a need for new theories and researches to have more thorough understanding of victimization.
The field of criminology dealt with crimes and various theories has developed to explain why crime occurs and more focused on perpetrators. A crime involves perpetrator and victim and not much attention has been given to the victim until recently. What happens to a victim, what are the psychological and social consequences of a harmful act to a victim, vulnerabilities to become a victim are getting serious attention now a days and started influencing the criminal justice system. The psychological and social impacts of victimization may be a short or long duration but the impacts cannot be ignored. The legal remedies and psychological healings are important aspects of victimization. While considering these factors, the book would be focusing on origin and scope of victimology, different types of victimization such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, maltreatment, cyber crimes, war and terrorism, natural calamities, victimization at school and work place, human trafficking, crime against persons, crime against property, white collar crime, elder abuse, victim with disabilities, secondary victim and re-victimization and its psychological impacts and related issues. The book would also focus on victimology and forensic factors and its influence on criminal justice system in addition to the psychological management of victimization.

Spis treści

1.Recent updates on victimology and its influence on Criminal Justice System.- 2.  Working with victims :  Psychological assessment  of victims and mental health of professionals.- 3. Sexual abuse: Victims and perpetrator.- 4 . Adult molested as child.- 5.Intimate partner violence and victims.- 6. Child maltreatment.- 7. Cyber Victimization.- 8. Victims of war and terrorism.- 9. Victims of natural calamities.- 10.Victimization at school and work place.- 11.Human Trafficking.- 12.Crimes against person.- 13. Crimes against Property.- 14. Elder abuse, Victims with disabilities.- 15. Consequences of victimization, survivorology, and bystanderology.- 16. Re-victimization.- 17. Early Childhood Violence Exposure and Subsequent Antisocial Behavior: Canadian Indigenous Young offenders Case Study.- 18. Understanding Adolescent Behavior and Victimization of Special Populations  Through Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory.- 19. Forensic investigations and victims.- 20. Medical and psychological management of victimization.

O autorze

Prof. Dr.RejaniThudalikunnil Gopalan is an Academician and registered Clinical Psychologist   who has closer to two decades work experience in mental health area. Currently she is working as Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Rajasthan, Jaipur, India. She has received many awards for her academic excellence and contribution to mental health area and research. Recently she was awarded Fellow by International Institute of Organizational Psychological Medicine, USA. Her specialized  services  extended  to clinical  consultation  and therapeutic  remedies  for  the  group including  adults and  children  with  mental  illness in  Prison and  juvenile homes   along  with  court related disputes. Her research areas are traumas and abuses, especially sexual abuse; childhood mental health issues, school mental health, forensic ,Neuro psychological  and mental health issues among convicted  adult and juvenile offenders.

Blurb

This volume aims to expand the understanding of victimization by focusing on different aspects of victimology, including:

• Exploring risk factors that lead to victimization
• Reasons for repeated victimization
• Forensic, psychological and social dimensions of victims and consequences of victimization

This book focuses on the origin and scope of victimology and different types of victimization, such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, maltreatment, cyber-crimes, war and terrorism, natural calamities, victimization at school and work place, human trafficking, crime against persons, crime against property, white collar crime, elder abuse, victim with disabilities, secondary victim and re-victimization. It addresses psychological impacts and related issues, and expands on the need to consider victimization in the criminal justice system and in psychological management. This volume is ideal for policy makers, mental health professionals, and those working with victims in a professional setting.