Synopsis
Victimology is an important area of study in criminology as an academic subject, but is also taken seriously by governments and agencies in their assessment of criminal behaviour and their policies on crime. Victimology addresses questions such as:
- Why are certain people or groups of people victims of crime?
- Why do some crimes go unreported?
- Why do victims respond in the way that they do?
- What can the state do to stop certain groups becoming victims?
- How can victims be supported following a crime?
Victims and Victimisation: A Reader brings together, for the first time, these classic and contemporary readings in criminology. It also includes an editorial introduction to the volume and an introduction to each thematic section. It provides key reading for students of criminology, law and sociology.
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About the Author
Brian Williams was Professor of Community Justice and Victimology at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK. He served on the Executive of the British Society of Criminology and was a volunteer training officer for a local Victim Support scheme. Brian died in 2007 but his influence on the field of victimology lives on through his work.
Hannah Goodman Chong is Research Fellow in community justice at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
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