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Book SynopsisNils Christie's (1986) seminal work on the `Ideal Victim' is reproduced in full in this edited collection of vibrant and provocative essays that respond to and update the concept from a range of thematic positions.
Trade Review"An essential read which applies Christie's ideas to 21st century forms of victimisation. It is an important contribution to the field and will be of use to students and academics alike." * Sharon Grace, University of York *
Table of ContentsThe Ideal Victim ~ Nils Christie Part One: Exploring the ‘Ideal Victim’ The Ideal Victim through Other(s’) Eyes ~ Alice Bosma, Eva Mulder and Antony Pemberton Creating Ideal Victims in Hate Crime Policy ~ Hannah Mason-Bish The Lived Experiences of Veiled Muslim Women as ‘Undeserving’ Victims of Islamophobia ~ Irene Zempi Being 'Ideal' or Falling Short?: The Legitimacy of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Transgender Victims of Domestic Violence and Hate Crime ~ Catherine Donovan and Rebecca Barnes New Victimisations: Female Sex Worker Hate Crime and the ‘Ideal Victim’~ Karen Corteen The ‘Ideal Migrant Victim’ In Human Rights Courts: Between Vulnerability and Otherness ~ Carolina Yoko Furusho ‘Our most precious possession of all.’ The Survivor of Historical Child Sexual Abuse as the Ideal Victim? ~ Sinéad Ring 'Idealising' Domestic Violence Victims ~ Marian Duggan Environmental Crime, Victimisation, and The Ideal Victim ~ Pamela Davies Part Two: Exploring the ‘Non-Ideal’ Victim Revisiting the Non-Ideal Victim ~ Stephanie Fohring Conceptualising Victims of Anti-Social Behaviour is Far from 'Ideal' ~ Vicky Heap The ‘Ideal’ Rape Victim and the Elderly Woman: A Contradiction in Terms? ~ Hannah Bows “They thought I was a bloody fool”: The Challenge of Gaining Legitimate Victim Status for Online Fraud Victims ~ Cassandra Cross Male Prisoners’ Vulnerabilities and the Ideal Victim Concept ~ Jennifer Rainbow A Decade After Lynndie: Non-Ideal Victims of Non-Ideal Offenders – Doubly Anomalised, Doubly Invisibilised ~ Claire Cohen Towards an Inclusive Victimology and a New Understanding of Public Compassion to Victims: From and Beyond Christie´s Ideal Victim ~ Jorge Gracia Conclusion ~ Marian Duggan
