After the Crime: Victim Decision Making (Perspectives in Law & Psychology, 9)

"Analyzing the findings of 20 studies, involving more than 5,000 people, this book explores the decision making process of the crime victim in the immediate aftermath of victimization. Using a broad range of innovative research techniques, the authors assess the effects of rape, robbery, burglary, and theft on individuals from diverse nationalities and ethnic backgrounds. This work will be of value to people who work directly with crime victims, and to researchers who are interested in the process of decision making under stressful circumstances"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-15 An Experimental Approach to Victim Decision Making....Pages 17-36 Experimental Studies on the Role of Social Influence in Victim Decision Making....Pages 37-64 Eyewitness Identification by Theft Victims....Pages 65-79 Analyses across Experimental Studies....Pages 81-100 Normative Expectations for Calling the Police....Pages 101-128 Archival Analyses....Pages 129-150 Self-Reports....Pages 151-179 A Model of Crime-Victim Decision Making....Pages 181-213 Summary and Implications of the Research....Pages 215-243 Back Matter....Pages 265-293