Victimology and victim assistance: advocacy, intervention, and restoration
Historical perspectives of victimology and victim assistance -- Theories of victimization -- The nature and extent of victimization -- Trauma and recovery of victims -- Understanding the criminal justice system and victim assistance -- The investigative process and victim assistance -- The court process and victim assistance -- Corrections, prison violence and victim assistance -- The juvenile justice system, restorative justice and victim assistance -- Impact of crime on victims -- Victim assistance for child abuse and elder abuse -- Victim assistance for intimate partner violence -- Victim assistance for sexual assault -- Victim assistance for cyber-crime -- New directions in victim assistance -- Professionalism and ethics in victim assistance -- Collaborative responses to victims -- Challenges in victim services -- Appendix -- Glossary -- References -- Index