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VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IBD

COGNELLA ACADEMIC PUBLISHING
05 / 2019
9781516524365
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Sinopsis

Victims of Violence: For the Recordápresents readers with an innovative and timely lens through which to examine contemporary acts of violent victimization. The book illuminates specific types of victimization and how they are portrayed in criminological literature and the press, most notably withináThe New York Times. Readers are challenged to examine how the victimsáThe New York Timesáhas chosen to cover may&mdash,or may not&mdash,represent the typical victim and victimization patterns that are reported in empirical research.áThe book is organized into three sections. The first section focuses on violent victimization that occurs during the criminal justice process. The second section looks at victims of violence who are injured or killed in routine settings as they move through their lives. The final section examines violence that is often directed against victims who are targeted by their attackers due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nationality, or immigration status.áPresenting modern and thought-provoking research on the intersection of victimization and the media,áVictims of Violenceáis ideal for courses in criminal justice and criminology, especially those with focus on victimization and mass media.William S. Parkináreceived a Ph.D. in criminal justice with specializations in ideological violence, victimization, and the media and criminal justice from the City University of New York, Graduate Center. He is an associate professor of criminal justice at Seattle University and a co-principal investigator on the Extremist Crime Database.Peter A. Collinsáreceived a Ph.D. in criminal justice from Washington State University. He is an associate professor of criminal justice at Seattle University. He has authored or coauthored numerous books, book chapters, and peer reviewed articles on a variety of topics, including legal policy, the death penalty, the media, criminal justice statistics and management, and more.

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97,72