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Book SynopsisBringing together cutting-edge theory and research that bridges academic disciplines from criminology and criminal justice, to developmental psychology, sociology, and political science, Thinking About Victimization offers an authoritative and refreshingly accessible overview of scholarship on the nature, sources, and consequences of victimization.
This book integrates empirical research and victimization theory and is written in a lively style, with sharp storytelling and an appreciation of international research on victimization. Rooted in a healthy respect for criminological history and the important foundational works in victimization studies, it provides a detailed account of how different data sources can influence our understanding of victimization; of how the sources of victimization - individual, situational, and contextual - are complicated and varied; and of how the consequences of victimization - personal, social, and political - are just as complex. Thin
Trade Review
'Taking a fresh approach, Jillian Turanovic and Travis Pratt analyze victimization across diverse contexts, ranging from the small confines of the prison to the expansive reach of the internet. This volume is rich in theory and scholarship but masterfully written to be accessible to students at all levels. It also is a work of practical relevance, as readers are encouraged to consider the disquieting consequences of victimization and to evaluate the policies—both effective and foolish—proposed to reduce such harm. Put simply, Thinking About Victimization has set the standard for textbooks in this area.'
Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati
Table of ContentsPART I: SETTING THE STAGE 1.Introduction 2.Measuring Victimization PART II:THE SOURCES OF VICTIMIZATION 3.Individual Sources of Victimization 4.Victimization from the Offender’s Perspectives 5.Situations and Context PART III:THE CONSEQUENCES OF VICTIMIZATION 6.Personal Consequences of Victimization 7.Legal Consequences of Victimization 8.Social and Political Consequences of Victimization PART IV:SPECIAL TOPICS IN VICTMIZATION 9.Violence Against Women 10.Victimization at School 11.Cybervictimization 12.Victimization in Prison 13.Wrapping it Up: Emerging Issues in Victimization
