{"product_id":"9780335225279-1","title":"Victims and Victimisation: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eVictimology is an important area of study in criminology as an academic subject, but is also taken seriously by governments and agencies in their assessment of criminal behaviour and their policies on crime. Victimology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaddresses questions such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why are certain people or groups of people victims of crime?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why do some crimes go unreported?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why do victims respond in the way that they do?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What can the state do to stop certain groups becoming victims?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How can victims be supported following a crime?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis reader brings together some of the classic readings in criminology, dating back to the origins of victimology as a subject during the 1940s. It also includes more recent articles which examine newer issues in victimology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuch as corporate crime, state crime and religious effects and implications on the subject. The book also explores the ongoing development of policy and theories of victimology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictims and Victimisation: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e brings together, for the first time, these classic and contemporary readings in criminology. It also includes an editorial introduction to the volume and an introduction to each thematic section. It provides key reading for students of criminology, law and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042112094448,"sku":"9780335225279","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780335225279_p0.jpg?v=1763686427","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780335225279-1","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}