This book addresses the sources of violence and its effects on people and situations. Providing different perspectives on the causes of victimization, it also discusses how violence breeds. It examines the social and environmental factors that influence victimization, offender-victim relationships, and legal and behavioral responses to victims. Topics covered in this comprehensive book include domestic violence, stranger violence, workplace violence and victimization, school violence and victimization, and criminal victimization. Providing a practical guide and legal information, this book is intended for victim services coordinators, police, domestic violence counselors, and those in the legal services profession.
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Robert J. Meadows is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration at California Lutheran University. Dr. Meadows's research and teaching interests include legal issues in criminal justice, private security, violence and victimization, and delinquency. He authored a book on Saudi Arabian justice and a parents guide for coping with difficult teenagers. Dr. Meadows is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Industrial Security.
This book addresses the sources of violence and its effects on people and situations. Providing different perspectives on the causes of victimization, it also discusses how violence breeds. It examines the social and environmental factors that influence victimization, offender-victim relationships, and legal and behavioral responses to victims. Topics covered in this comprehensive book include domestic violence, stranger violence, workplace violence and victimization, school violence and victimization, and criminal victimization. Providing a practical guide and legal information, this book is intended for victim services coordinators, police, domestic violence counselors, and those in the legal services profession.
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