Wolhuter, Lorraine <br/><br/>
Victimology :  Victimisation and Victims' rights / 
by Lorraine Wolhuter, Neil Olley and David Denham 
 - Abingdon:  Routledge-Cavendish,   2009. 
 - xviii, 301p. ;  23cm. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction  <br/>Part 1: Victimology and Victimization <br/>2. Theories of Victimology  <br/>3. Victimization  <br/>4. Women Victims - Domestic Terror and Female Victimization  <br/>5. Victims from Minority Ethnic Groups  <br/>6. LGBT and Elderly Victims  <br/>Part 2: Legal Responses to Victimization  <br/>7. The Development of a Legal Right’s Discourse  <br/>8. Support and Assistance  <br/>9. Information, Respect and Recognition, and Protection  <br/>10. Victim Participation  <br/>11. Victim Compensation  <br/>12. Victims and Restorative Justice  1<br/>3. Rights of Victims from Socially Disadvantaged Groups  <br/>14. Conclusion - A Victims' Rights Model for the Criminal Process 
<br/><br/> This textbook examines the theoretical arguments surrounding victims before examining who the victims of crime actually are & the measures taken by the criminal justice system in order to enhance their position. Particular attention is paid to women, homosexuals, ethnic minorities & the elderly as victims. (Source : WorldCat) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781845680459 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Victims of crimes- Europe<br/>Victims of crimes- Legal status, law
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.88094  / WOL