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100 _aWolhuter, Lorraine
245 0 _aVictimology :
_bVictimisation and Victims' rights /
_cby Lorraine Wolhuter, Neil Olley and David Denham
260 _aAbingdon:
_bRoutledge-Cavendish,
_c2009.
300 _axviii, 301p. ;
_c23cm.
505 _a1. 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
520 _aThis 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)
650 _aVictims of crimes- Europe
650 _aVictims of crimes- Legal status, law
700 _aOlley, Neil
_eAuthor
700 _aDenham, David
_eAuthor
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