Victimology: Victimisation and Victims' Rights

ISBN-13: 9781845680459 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 301 str.

Woulhter Lorrai

Opis

This new textbook examines the theoretical arguments surrounding victims before examining who the victims of crime actually are and the measures taken by the criminal justice system in order to enhance their position. Particular attention is paid to women, homosexuals, ethnic minorities and the elderly as victims and students are introduced to alternative models of victim participation in criminal proceedings within other European jurisdictions providing an enlightening comparative analysis.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part 1: Victimology and Victimization 2. Theories of Victimology  3. Victimization  4. Women Victims - Domestic Terror and Female Victimization  5. Victims from Minority Ethnic Groups  6. LGBT and Elderly Victims  Part 2: Legal Responses to Victimization  7. The Development of a Legal Right’s Discourse  8. Support and Assistance  9. Information, Respect and Recognition, and Protection  10. Victim Participation  11. Victim Compensation  12. Victims and Restorative Justice  13. Rights of Victims from Socially Disadvantaged Groups  14. Conclusion - A Victims' Rights Model for the Criminal Process

O autorze

Lorraine Wolhuter is an LLD candidate at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, having previously been a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

Neil Olley is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

David John Denham is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Wolverhampton.