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Tables of Contents for Victims and Victimization
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Introduction
1
12
Part I: Conceptual Issues
13
64
Victims
Gilbert Geis
15
17
Some Problematic Concepts, Unjustified Criticism and Popular Misconceptions
Ezzat A. Fattah
32
10
Routine Activities and Involvement in Violence as Actor, Witness, or Target
Richard B. Felson
42
14
Corporate Deviance and Corporate Victimization: A Review and Some Elaborations
David Shichor
56
21
Part II: Types of Victims
77
184
Children as Victims and Witnesses
81
22
Office for Victims of Crime
Internet Crimes against Children
103
9
Office for Victims of Crime
Crime in the Ivory Tower: The Level and Sources of Student Victimization
Bonnie S. Fisher John J. Sloan Francis T. Cullen and Chunmeng Lu
112
32
Attributions of Self-Blame and Perceived Control as Moderators of Adjustment in Battered Women
Melanie L. O'Neill and Patricia K. Kerig
144
11
Labeling Partner Violence: When Do Victims Differentiate among Acts?
Sherry L. Hamby and Bernadette Gray-Little
155
15
Deviant Homicide: A New Look at the Role of Motives and Victim-Offender Relationships
Scott H. Decker
170
21
Victimology and the Victims of White-Collar Crime
David Shichor
191
19
Victims of Investment Fraud
David Shichor Dale K. Sechrest and Jeffrey Doocy
210
15
The Characteristics of Hate-Crime Victimizations in the United States
Brian Levin
225
24
First Response to Victims of Crime
249
12
Office for Victims of Crime
Part III: Society and the Victim
261
104
From Pain to Power: Crime Victims Take Action
Lucy N. Friedman Susan B. Tucker and Peter Neville
265
22
The Rights of Crime Victims: Does Legal Protection Make a Difference?
Dean G. Kilpatrick David Beatty and Susan Smith Howley
287
18
The Evolution of the Law of Victims' Rights: Is There a Conflict with Criminal Defendants' Due Process Rights?
Gregory P. Orvis
305
7
The Effects of Victim Impact Statements on Sentencing Decisions: A Test in an Urban Setting
Robert C. Davis and Barbara E. Smith
312
15
Stereotyping and Prejudice: Crime Victims and the Criminal Justice System
Emilio C. Viano
327
23
A Role for Victims in Offender Reentry
Susan Herman and Cressida Wasserman
350
15
A Preliminary Study of a Large Victim/Offender Reconciliation Program
Mike Niemeyer and David Shichor
365
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