{"product_id":"crime-victimization-karol-lucken-9781516546664","title":"Crime Victimization: Patterns, Impact, and System Response","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrime Victimization: Patterns, Impact, and System Response\u003c\/em\u003e provides students with an introductory examination of the discipline through the writings of criminologists who have made the crime victim, rather than the perpetrator, the principal subject of their analysis. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Section I, students read about the historical evolution of the victim's rights movement and the recognition of the term \"crime victim\" in state and federal laws and policies, as well as criminal justice discourse. Section II examines various methods of obtaining data on crime victimization, statistics on the prevalence of certain types of victimization, and the measurement of other victim-related matters such as public fear of crime and risk of crime. Section III addresses typologies and theories of crime that incorporate the victim's behavior and characteristics in explanations of the criminal event. In Section IV, students learn about the dynamics of certain types of victimization and their psychological and financial impacts on victims, their families, and society at large. The final section discusses responses to crime victimization by social services agencies and the criminal justice system. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Multidisciplinary in nature, \u003cem\u003eCrime Victimization\u003c\/em\u003e is well suited for courses in criminal justice, criminology, sociology, public administration, health services, and social work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarol Lucken\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of criminal justice in the College of Communication Innovation and Education at the University of Central Florida. She holds a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in criminology from Florida State University. She has authored or coauthored a number of books and scholarly articles in such journals as \u003cem\u003eInternational Review of Victimology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Interpersonal Violence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCritical Criminology\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCriminology and Public Policy\u003c\/em\u003e, to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karol Lucken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1516546660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781516546664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Karol Lucken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124433645823,"sku":"9781516546664","price":132.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8c5a28a-c876-4605-a637-c1dd2a70627b.jpg?v=1687436745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crime-victimization-karol-lucken-9781516546664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}