Victimology
- ISBN-10
- 1593459696
- ISBN-13
- 9781593459697
- Series
- Victimology
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 483
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- William G. Doerner, Steven P. Lab
Description
Doerner (Florida State University) and Lab (Bowling Green State University) trace the historical elimination of the victim from social processing of criminal acts, examine the costs associated with being a victim of crime, and summarize theories about the root causes of sexual assault, spouse abuse, child maltreatment, elderly abuse, and homicide. The fourth edition updates references, statistics, and websites. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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