Understanding Violence and Victimization / Edition 5

by Robert J. Meadows

Overview

Understanding Violence and Victimization, Fifth Edition, explores selected types of violence and examines the causes and responses to such victimization. Written for courses in victimology, violence, and criminology, it addresses topics such as domestic violence, stranger violence, workplace violence, school violence, criminal justice violence, and the violence of terrorism. Each chapter includes case studies and discussion questions and explores prevention strategies, victim responses and legal approaches. This edition features a new chapter on understanding violence and provides the latest information on victimization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780135154649
Publisher:	Prentice Hall
Publication date:	01/16/2009
Series:	Pearson Criminal Justice Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Robert J. Meadows is Professor and Chair of Criminal Justice at California Lutheran University. Dr. Meadows’ research and teaching interests include legal issues in criminal justice, security, violence and victimization, and delinquency. He authored a book on Saudi Arabian justice and a parent’s guide for coping with difficult teenagers. He is also a co-author of Evil Minds: Understanding and Responding to Violent Predators . Dr. Meadows is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Industrial Security.

Table of Contents

1. Measuring and Understanding Violence

2. Victimization Theories

3. Victims of Intimate Violence

4. Non-familiar Violence and Victimization

5. Workplace Violence and Victimization

6. School Violence and Victimization

7. Criminal Justice Injustice

8. Human Trafficking and Victimization

9. Responding to Criminal Victimization

Appendix A: Major Sources of Victimization Data and Information

Appendix B: Resource Guide