Contemporary Issues in Victimology

Identifying Patterns and Trends

Contributions by Gaylene S. Armstrong, Kathryn A. Branch, Jaclyn M. Cwick, Elizabeth Dretsch, Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick, Tonisha R. Jones, Soriyah Khan, Daniel R. Lee, Sadie J. Mummert, Johnny Nhan, Shannon Womer Phaneuf, Kirsten A. Piatak, Jason Spraitz, Sheryl Strasser, Susannah N. Tapp, John P. Walsh, Lindsey E. Wylie Edited by Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick, Daniel R. Lee

Publication date:

25 January 2018

Length of book:

290 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

Dimensions:

239x158mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781498566377

Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Identifying Patterns and Trends examines current topics in victimology and explores the main issues surrounding them. Key topics include: intimate partner violence and dating violence, rape and sexual assault on the college campus, Internet victimization, elder abuse, victimization of inmates, repeat and poly-victimization, fear of crime and perceived risk of crime, human trafficking, mass shootings, and child-to-parent violence. Each chapter includes information about the specific topic, including the nature of the issues, trends, current research, policy, current issues, and future challenges.

Introduction
Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick and Daniel R. Lee

Part 1: Victimization of the Individual

1. Child-to-Parent Violence
Lindsey E. Wylie and Gaylene S. Armstrong
2. Elder Abuse
Susannah N. Tapp and Sheryl Strasser
3. Victimization within Prison and Jail Facilities
John P. Walsh and Jaclyn M. Cwick
4. Human Trafficking: An Overview of Research, Policy, and Practice
Tonisha R. Jones
5. Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
Kathryn A. Branch, Soriyah Khan, and Elizabeth Dretsch
6. Recurring Victimization
Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick

Part 2: Situational Victimization

7. Rape and Sexual Assault on College and University Campuses
Sadie J. Mummert and Kirsten A. Piatak
8. Mass Shootings: Understanding the Complexities
Shannon Womer Phaneuf
9. Cyber Victimization
Johnny Nhan
10. Institutional Sexual Abuse
Jason Spraitz
11. Fear of Crime and Perceived Risk
Daniel R. Lee

Each of the 11 essays in this book of readings provides a review and update of a specific area of victimology. The content is arranged in two broad areas: one focuses on types of victims (elders, same sex, children), the other on types of contexts in which victimization occurs (e.g., college campuses). The chapters include some areas that are not commonly investigated, such as victimization in corrections, and relatively new areas, such as cybercrime. On the whole, the chapters are independent, well written, and well referenced. The authors have experience with or published in the areas they review. . . The reading level is within the reach of undergraduate students. For libraries serving departments of criminal justice, criminology, social work, or sociology that seek to maintain expanded resources.

Summing Up: Recommended. All academic levels/libraries.