• ISBN13: 9780803985124
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications UK
• Publication Date: September 5, 2000
• Pages: 224
• Original Price: GBP 61.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 295 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare

Drawing on a wealth of local, national and international sources, unpublished documents and original research, this book provides a theoretical and practical critique of victimology.

The authors outline and discuss the issues facing victims today and address the fundamental question: How can we best ensure justice for victims, while at the same time preserving the rights of defendants? The search for answers raises other key questions: What are the risks of crime and do they vary from country to country? What is the impact of crime on the victim? How are victims treated by police, welfare agencies and courts? Why have governments become interested in victims? Can we learn from the experiences of policies in other nations? H

Walklate, Sandra: - Sandra Walklate has been Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology at the University of Liverpool since 2006, a post she currently holds concurrently with a Chair of Criminology at Monash University in Australia. She is internationally recognised for her work in victimology most recently focusing on gender and violence; an area in which she has an extensive publishing record. She is a Visiting Professor at City University, London, an adjunct professor at QUT in Brisbane and a research associate at the Violence Research Centre at the University of West Virginia in the US.