The Plight of Crime Victims in Modern Society

An examination of the impact of victimization on those who are victimized, their response to the crimes and the services needed for crime victims. It looks at the traditional victims, women and children, as well as some usually neglected groups such as victims of abuse of power and state terrorism. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 A Comparison of National Crime Surveys....Pages 3-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Victims of Abuse of Power: the David/Goliath Syndrome....Pages 29-73 Victims of Extreme State Terrorism....Pages 74-92 Victims of Terrorism: Dimensions of the Victim Experience....Pages 93-117 Victimization of Canada’s Natives: the Consequences of Socio-Structural Deprivation....Pages 118-138 Front Matter....Pages 139-139 Women as Victims....Pages 141-160 The Victimhood of Battered Women: Psychological and Criminal Justice Perspectives....Pages 161-176 The Child as Victim: Victimological Aspects of Child Abuse....Pages 177-211 Child Abuse and the Courts: Finnish and Swedish Experiences....Pages 212-228 Front Matter....Pages 229-229 Victim-Offender Dynamics in Stranger to Stranger Violence: Robbery and Rape....Pages 231-251 The Needs of Crime Victims....Pages 252-276 Crime Reporting and Services for Victims....Pages 277-288 Front Matter....Pages 289-289 Compensation by Offenders in Canada: a Victim’s Right?....Pages 291-309 Legal Aid to Crime Victims....Pages 310-321 Victim-Witness Programmes....Pages 322-332 Family Violence and Changing Ideologies in Shelter Movement....Pages 333-346 Epilogue: For a Charter of Rights for Crime Victims....Pages 347-357 Back Matter....Pages 358-363