Victimology and victim assistance : advocacy, intervention, and restoration /: advocacy, intervention, and restoration. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yoshiko Takahashi and Chadley James.
• Authors: Takahashi, Yoshiko; James, Chadley
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; PART I. FOUNDATIONS; CHAPTER 1. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF VICTIMOLOGY AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE; History of Victimology; History of Victim Assistance; Legislative and Policy Development of Victims’ Rights; Types of Victim Services; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 2. THEORIES OF VICTIMIZATION; Pioneers in Victimology; Theories of Victimization; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 3. THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF VICTIMIZATION; Primary Source of Crime Victim Data in the United States; International Crime Statistics; The Nature and Extent of Victimization; Fear of Crime; Recurring Victimization; Costs of Victimization; Victim Reporting Behaviors; Sources of Victim Services; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 4. TRAUMA AND RECOVERY OF VICTIMS; Physiological Impact of Victimization; Definitions of Stress and Trauma; Responses to Trauma; Reducing and Preventing Trauma; Stages of Recovery; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; PART II. UNDERSTANDING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE; CHAPTER 5. THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE; Policing in America; Victims’ Initial Contact With the Police; Role of Victim Advocates; Different Types of Victim Services; Specific Types of Victims and Law Enforcement; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 6. THE COURT PROCESS AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE; The Court Process; Victim Involvement in the Court Process; Assisting Victims of Crime; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 7. CORRECTIONS, PRISON VIOLENCE, AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE; Correctional Systems; Victim Services and Programs in Correctional Settings; Victim Involvement in Correctional Programs; Victim Notification; Prison Violence and Victimization in Prison; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 8. JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE; Historical Overview of the Juvenile Justice System; Rights of Victims of Juvenile Crime; Victims of Juvenile Crimes; Juvenile Justice Process; Child Welfare System; Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems; Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice System; Balanced and Restorative Justice for Juveniles; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; PART III. IMPACT OF CRIME ON VICTIMS; CHAPTER 9. VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE AND ELDER ABUSE; What Is Family Violence?; Victim Assistance for Child Abuse Victims; Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect; Effects of Child Abuse on Victims; Effective Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect; Human Trafficking of Children; Victim Assistance for Victims of Elder Abuse; Defining Elder Abuse and Neglect; Effects of Elder Abuse on Victims; Effective Responses to Elder Abuse and Neglect; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 10. VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; Victim Assistance for Intimate Partner Violence Victims; Defining Intimate Partner Violence; Effects on Victims; Effective Responses to Intimate Partner Violence; Why Victims Find It Challenging to Leave Abuse Relationships; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 11. VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOR SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION; What is Sexual Victimization?; Victim Assistance for Victims of Sexual Violence; Rape Trauma Syndrome; Effective Responses to Victims of Sexual Victimization; Human Trafficking; Victim Assistance for Sexual Violence Victims on College Campuses; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 12. VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOR CYBER-CRIME; What Is Cyber-Crime?; Extent of Internet Fraud; Effective Responses to Victims of Cyber-Crime; What Is Cyber-Bullying and Stalking?; Extent of Cyber-Bullying and Cyber-Stalking; Effective Responses to Victims of Cyber-Bullying and Cyber-Stalking; What Is Cyber Child Sexual Exploitation?; Extent of Cyber Child Sexual Exploitation; Effective Responses to Child Sexual Exploitation; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; PART IV. NEW DIRECTIONS IN VICTIM ASSISTANCE; CHAPTER 13. PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS IN VICTIM ASSISTANCE; Ethics in Victim Assistance; Ethical Dilemmas and Ethical Decision Making; Special Considerations in Victim Services; Challenges in Serving Victims; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 14. COLLABORATIVE RESPONSES TO VICTIMS; Collaborative Approaches; Five Steps of Collaborative Processes; Advantages of Collaborative Working Relationships; Challenges to Successful Working Relationships; Service Delivery Models; Examples of Collaborative Efforts; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; CHAPTER 15. CHALLENGES IN VICTIM SERVICES; Looking Ahead; Victim Assistance for Human Trafficking Victims; Victim Assistance for Victims of Terrorism; International Collaboration and Victim Assistance; Summary; Key Words; Internet Resources; Critical Thinking Questions; Appendix; Glossary; References; Index;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.880973; Victims of crimes; Justice, Administration of
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781544350721
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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