The Victimology Handbook

The Victimology Handbook, 3rd Ed., delivers a vision into the complex issues affecting victims of crime.  The text engages numerous varieties of crime and the outcomes on the victim.  Focusing on the victims of crime, the text participates in grasping an understanding of the psychological effects resulting from the victim’s experience; delving into the services and assistance available.Within its chapters, The Victimology Handbook, 3rd Ed., explores a diversity of topics, including Victim Rights, Victim Assistance Programs, and several specific causes of victimization.  Chapters incorporating specific victimization contain: victims of domestic violence, child victims, hate crimes, human trafficking, stalking, cyber crime, sexual assault, and others. The Victimology Handbook, 3rd Ed. endeavors to understand the roots of victimization and how the criminal justice system attempts to accommodate victims of crime.  The relationship between victim and the criminal justice system is a prevailing theme of the textbook, in which an understanding will enhance the reader’s comprehension of the fundamental concepts of victimology.The Victimology Handbook, 3rd Ed. is co-authored by a present law enforcement supervisor with substantial detective experience, a retired law enforcement supervisor and instructor, and a current university advisor to the university victim awareness club with instructional experience in the topic for over four decades.  All of the authors are current researchers in the field.Each chapter of The Victimology Handbook, 3rd Ed. includes succinct learning objectives, key terms, items for discussion, and chapter assignments.