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Tables of Contents for Understanding Violence and Victimization
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
1 Victimization: Theories and Reporting Measures
1
45
Learning Objectives
1
1
Introduction
2
1
Violence and the Fear of Violent Crime
3
3
Costs of Victimization
6
2
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Experienced by Victims
8
2
Related Traumas Experienced by Victims
10
2
Review of Early Victimization Theory
12
4
Mendelshon's Typologies
12
1
Hentig's Victim Classification
13
2
Sellin and Wolfgang's Typology
15
1
Other Theories
16
1
Victimization Theory
16
5
Victim Precipitation Theory
16
1
Victim-Offender Relationships in Homicides
17
1
Lifestyle Theory
18
1
Serial Killers
18
1
The Homeless as Victims
19
1
Proximity Hypothesis
19
2
Routine Activities Theory
21
2
Injustice of the Criminal Justice System
23
6
Crime and Victimization Data
29
Data for 1995
30
1
Sources of Data on Crime and Victimization
30
5
Data on School Crime and Violence
35
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
REFERENCES
FURTHER READINGS
2 Victims of Family and Intimate Violence
46
43
Learning Objectives
46
1
Introduction
47
1
The Stalking Problem
47
3
Antistalking Legislation
50
3
Legal Responses
50
1
Michigan
51
1
California
52
1
Model Antistalking Legislation
53
1
Behavioral Approach to Stalking
53
1
Domestic Violence
54
3
Explaining Domestic Violence
57
2
Recognizing a Potentially Abusive Partner
59
12
The Law and Domestic Violence
61
1
Developments in the States
62
1
The Federal Crime Control Act and Domestic Violence
63
8
Elder Abuse
71
2
Child Abuse
73
1
Victims of Rape
74
9
Date Rape
77
3
Preventing Rape
80
2
Marital Rape
82
1
Responding to Rape
83
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
REFERENCES
FURTHER READINGS
3 Victims of Violence Perpetrated by Strangers
89
22
Learning Objectives
89
1
Introduction
90
1
Robbery
90
7
Recent Statistics
90
2
Home Invasion Robbery
92
1
Carjacking
93
4
Murders and Assaults by Strangers
97
5
Spontaneous Murders
99
3
Murders and Assaults That Target Victims
102
4
Serial Killers
102
4
Avoiding Stranger Victimization
106
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
REFERENCES
FURTHER READINGS
4 Workplace Violence
111
32
Learning Objectives
111
1
Introduction
112
1
Violence in the Workplace
112
22
Categorization of Workplace Violence
117
2
Sources of Distress That Can Result in Workplace Violence
119
2
Warning Signs of Violence
121
8
Victimization and the Workplace Environment
129
1
Employer Liability for Workplace Victimization
130
4
Sexual Harassment and Legal Liability
134
2
Reducing the Violence Threat: The Targeted Human Resource Approach
136
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
REFERENCES
FURTHER READINGS
5 Responding to Criminal Victimization
143
52
Learning Objectives
143
1
Introduction
144
1
Proactive Responses
144
10
Personal Protection Measures and Handguns
144
4
Security Measures
148
6
Opportunity Reduction Approaches: Does Environment Determine Victimization
154
13
Defensible Space Theory
156
2
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
158
5
Situational Crime Prevention
163
4
Reactive Responses to Victimization
167
Victim Compensation Programs
167
7
Actions Taken to Protect Victims' Rights in the 1990s
174
7
Community Reactions to Violence: Victim Advocacy and Support Groups
181
4
Civil Justice for Victims
185
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
REFERENCES
FURTHER READINGS
Appendix A: Major Sources of Victimization Data
195
2
Appendix B: Threat Requirements
197
3
Appendix C: A Model Antistalking Legislation for the States
200
3
Appendix D: Domestic Violence Coalitions by State
203
3
Appendix E: Resource Guide
206
3
Index
209