Understanding Violence and Victimization 2nd

Meadows, Robert J.

ISBN 10: 0130259616 / ISBN 13: 9780130259615

Published by Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Violence and Victimization 2nd
• Publisher: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130259616
• ISBN 13: 9780130259615
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This practical, easy-to-read book explores the various sources of victimization and discusses how violence breeds. Combining theory and applied responses, it also examines the social or environmental factors that influence victimization, offender-victim relationships, and legal and behavioral responses to victims. Chapter topics include warning signs of a violent offender; domestic, stranger, school, and workplace violence; intimate victimization; harassment; personal defense measures; and civil cases. For victim advocates, domestic violence workers, school officials, and corporate security personnel.

About the Author

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' research and teaching interests include legal issues in criminal justice, private security, violence and victimization, and delinquency. He recently authored a book on Saudi Arabian justice, and is currently working on a book addressing struggling teenagers. Dr. Meadows is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Industrial Security.