TY - BOOK AU - Wolhuter, Lorraine AU - Olley, Neil AU - Denham, David TI - Victimology: Victimisation and Victims' rights SN - 9781845680459 U1 - 362.88094 PY - 2009/// CY - Abingdon PB - Routledge-Cavendish, KW - Victims of crimes- Europe KW - Victims of crimes- Legal status, law N1 - 1. Introduction Part 1: Victimology and Victimization 2. Theories of Victimology 3. Victimization 4. Women Victims - Domestic Terror and Female Victimization 5. Victims from Minority Ethnic Groups 6. LGBT and Elderly Victims Part 2: Legal Responses to Victimization 7. The Development of a Legal Right’s Discourse 8. Support and Assistance 9. Information, Respect and Recognition, and Protection 10. Victim Participation 11. Victim Compensation 12. Victims and Restorative Justice 1 3. Rights of Victims from Socially Disadvantaged Groups 14. Conclusion - A Victims' Rights Model for the Criminal Process N2 - 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) ER -