Controversies in Victimology. (Victim's Rights).Anderson Publishing (Cincinnati, OH) has published Controversies in Victimology vic·tim·ol·o·gy n. The study of crime victims. vic  tim·ol o·gist n. (Jan., '03), a softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. book that examines the debate over, and the psychology behind, victimization victimization Social medicine The abuse of the disenfranchised–eg, those underage, elderly, ♀, mentally retarded, illegal aliens, or other, by coercing them into illegal activities–eg, drug trade, pornography, prostitution. . Editorial addresses such issues as balancing criminal victims' and criminal defendants' rights, victims' rights victims' rights, rights of victims to have a role in the prosecution of the perpetrators of crimes against them. Nearly all U.S. states have enacted some victims' rights legislation. and responsibilities, victim blaming, the role of alcohol, the mass media and victims of rape, fear of crime and victimization, domestic violence, the logistics of victim/offender programs, the fairness of victim impact statements and reconciliation programs. The new book costs $26. |
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