A first in the field when initially published and now a true classic, CRIME VICTIMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO VICTIMOLOGY, Ninth Edition offers the most comprehensive and balanced exploration of victimology available today. The author examines the victims' plight, carefully placing statistics from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report and Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey in context. At the same time, he "humanizes" victims' stories through compelling case studies. The text systematically investigates how victims are currently handled by the criminal justice system, analyzes the goals of the victims' rights movement, and discusses what the future is likely to hold. This Ninth Edition presents current coverage of the seriousness of intimate partner violence, child abuse, sexual assaults in the U.S. military, acquaintance rapes on college campuses, shootings on campuses, whether arming for self-protection is an effective strategy, and similar high-profile issues. It also includes new information about "survivorology" and "bystanderology" as well as new material on practical issues facing victims.

1. What Is Victimology?
2. The Rediscovery of Crime Victims.
3. Victimization in the United States: An Overview.
4. Violent Crimes: Murders and Robberies.
5. Victims' Contributions to the Crime Problem.
6. Victims and the Criminal Justice System: Cooperation and Conflict; Part 1: The Police.
7. Victims and the Criminal Justice System: Cooperation and Conflict; Part 2: Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, Judges, Juries, and Corrections Officials.
8. Victimized Children.
9. Victims of Violence by Lovers and Family Members.
10. Victims of Rapes and Other Sexual Assaults.
11. Additional Groups of Victims with Special Problems.
12. Repaying Victims.
13. Victims in the Twenty-First Century: Alternative Directions.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.

A first in the field when initially published and now a true classic, CRIME VICTIMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO VICTIMOLOGY, Ninth Edition offers the most comprehensive and balanced exploration of victimology available today. The author examines the victims' plight, carefully placing statistics from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report and Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey in context. At the same time, he "humanizes" victims' stories through compelling case studies. The text systematically investigates how victims are currently handled by the criminal justice system, analyzes the goals of the victims' rights movement, and discusses what the future is likely to hold. This Ninth Edition presents current coverage of the seriousness of intimate partner violence, child abuse, sexual assaults in the U.S. military, acquaintance rapes on college campuses, shootings on campuses, whether arming for self-protection is an effective strategy, and similar high-profile issues. It also includes new information about "survivorology" and "bystanderology" as well as new material on practical issues facing victims. A new focus on "bystanderology"--a previously overlooked aspect of how onlookers respond to crimes in progress--includes examples throughout the book of how third parties such as "good samaritans" respond to the plight of victims under attack. The author further emphasizes theoretical explanations about why some groups of people are targeted by offenders more than other groups, and why some individuals find themselves repeatedly singled out more than others. Additional material on practical issues facing victims includes topics such as whether to scrupulously follow victimization prevention tips in the future, and victims' experiences filing claims for reimbursement. New coverage of controversies appearing in the news includes discussion of the seriousness of intimate partner violence, child abuse, sexual assaults in the U.S. military, acquaintance rapes on college campuses, shootings on campuses, and whether arming for self-protection is an effective strategy. Every chapter has been thoroughly updated with fresh, current examples to supplement classic cases, new research findings, and the latest government data showing statistical trends up to 2013 (whenever possible). This edition includes more information about victimization in other countries, reflecting the globalization that is making societies more interconnected and more interested in learning from each other's experiences. The text is supported by a website maintained by the author at www.crimevictimsupdates.com, which posts the latest developments and real-life cases that illustrate issues discussed in the textbook. Items on the website are connected to specific chapters and pages. This edition presents the very latest data about victimization and includes high profile cases that brought about criminal justice reforms. These include bystander intervention that led to tragedy, a deadly incident of road rage, identity theft suffered by a prominent figure, survivors seeking reconciliation with the offender, persons using a gun to save their own lives, and the motor vehicle theft of a truck in the president's entourage. To keep the book on the cutting edge of the field, the author presents current coverage of human and sex trafficking, cybercrimes, crimes on campus, identity theft, stalking, motor vehicle theft, prison attacks, and similar high-profile issues.