Victomology /
Tancangco, Danilo L.
Victomology / Dr. Danilo L. Tancangco. - vi, 231 pages : 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
In this book we will examine some of the factors that have contributed to the increasing "visibility" of crime victims in recent years, both as the subject of media attention and also as the object of public policymaking. We will examine the concept of the victim, both in terms of the idealized imagery that is often deployed when talking about victims, and also in terms of the empirical data that are available with regard to those categories of victims who are most likely to feature in victim surveys. Questions have been raised about the adequacy of conventional conceptions of crime victims and whether these need to be extended. Attention has also been drawn to the challenges such as questions may pose for the exponents of all three victim-focused approaches featured in this book and, in particular for restorative justice theorists, advocates and practitioners, which is a topic we shall return to in Chapter 6. We have examined the process of victimization itself, both in terms of its consequences for victims and also with regard to the different responses that it may elicit from victims themselves. This assessment has also generated an additional set of criteria by which the performance of different types of victim-focused measures might be judged. Finally we have briefly examined the field of study that is known as victimology, including some of its more important variants. In succeeding chapters the focus switches. --Introduction of the book.
9786214180073
Victimes of crimes.
Victims.
HV 6250.3 / .T154 2018
Victomology / Dr. Danilo L. Tancangco. - vi, 231 pages : 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
In this book we will examine some of the factors that have contributed to the increasing "visibility" of crime victims in recent years, both as the subject of media attention and also as the object of public policymaking. We will examine the concept of the victim, both in terms of the idealized imagery that is often deployed when talking about victims, and also in terms of the empirical data that are available with regard to those categories of victims who are most likely to feature in victim surveys. Questions have been raised about the adequacy of conventional conceptions of crime victims and whether these need to be extended. Attention has also been drawn to the challenges such as questions may pose for the exponents of all three victim-focused approaches featured in this book and, in particular for restorative justice theorists, advocates and practitioners, which is a topic we shall return to in Chapter 6. We have examined the process of victimization itself, both in terms of its consequences for victims and also with regard to the different responses that it may elicit from victims themselves. This assessment has also generated an additional set of criteria by which the performance of different types of victim-focused measures might be judged. Finally we have briefly examined the field of study that is known as victimology, including some of its more important variants. In succeeding chapters the focus switches. --Introduction of the book.
9786214180073
Victimes of crimes.
Victims.
HV 6250.3 / .T154 2018
