Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4777 g
International Contexts, Local Experiences
Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4777 g
Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology
ISBN: 978-1-137-38392-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK
This book provides critically examines how recent international developments in victims theory and policy are experienced within specific local contexts. The chapters approach key criminological issues including the experience of criminal justice agencies, policy formulation, the construction of victim identities and the 'discovery' of new victims.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
- Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction. Victims Research, Theory and Policy: The Role of Local Context; Stuart Ross and Dean Wilson 1. Decolonising Indigenous Victimisation; Chris Cunneen and Simone Rowe 2. Environmental Victimology and Ecological Justice; Rob White 3. Victimisation, Citizenship and Gender: Interrogating State Responses; Marie Segrave and Rebecca Powell 4. Justice for Rape Victims? The Spirit May Sound Willing but the Flesh Remains Weak; Jan Jordan 5. Competing Conceptions of Victims of Domestic Violence within Legal Processes; Julie Stubbs and Janet Wangmann 6. Care Bears and Crime Fighters: Police Operational Styles and Victims of Crime; Dean Wilson and Marie Segrave 7. Victim Impact Statements, Sentencing and Contemporary Standards of Fairness in the Courtroom; Tracey Booth 8. Satisfied? Exploring Victims' Justice Judgements; Robyn Holder 9. Victims in the Australian Criminal Justice System: Principles, Policy and (Distr)action; Stuart Ross 10. The Evolution of Victims' Rights and Services in Australia; Michael O'Connell