??Jan Van Dijk is Professor of Victimology at Tilburg University and is a leading European criminologist with broad experience as researcher, teacher, and policy adviser of the Dutch government and the European Commission. From 1999 to 2004, he worked as policy director on crime issues for the United Nations in Vienna. He has published several books and more than a hundred articles on international crime trends, crime prevention, and victims??? rights. His main publications to date include Experiences of Crime Across the World, student edition (Kluwer Law and Taxation, 1990-1991) and Caring fo...