From Library Journal
This book is a collection of 26 essay-like chapters on victims--victims of crime and injustice perpetrated by individuals or by states. The contributors (22 of whom are academics in a variety of fields) place the concepts of victims and victimization in a general framework and examine the many dimensions of the topic. These include victims' rights; social contract theory; retribution and punishment; compensation; minority rights; children's, prisoners', and patients' rights; gun control; victim blaming; etc. Bibliographies accompany each chapter, and there is an appendix of organizations to contact. While there are some concrete suggestions here for public policy changes to alleviate victimization, the treatment tends to be more philosophical and theoretical, making for challenging reading. Recommended for academic libraries with collection emphasis in criminal justice.
- Mary Jane Brustman, SUNY at Albany Libs.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Mary Jane Brustman, SUNY at Albany Libs.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
