PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1: Introduction to VictimologyWhat Is Victimology?The History of Victimology: Before the Victims' Rights MovementVictimology Across the GlobeThe Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation, and Victim ProvocationThe History of Victimology: The Victims' Rights MovementContributions of the Victims' Rights MovementVictimology TodaySummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 2: Extent, Theories, and Factors of VictimizationMeasuring VictimizationTheories and Explanations of VictimizationSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 3: The Victim-Offender OverlapThe Link Between Victimization and OffendingExplaining the Link Between Victimization and OffendingThe Victim-Offender Overlap and Specific Types of VictimizationSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 4: Consequences of VictimizationPhysical ConsequencesPsychological ConsequencesBehavioral ReactionsEconomic CostsSystem CostsVicarious VictimizationReportingFear of CrimeSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 5: Recurring VictimizationTypes of Recurring VictimizationExtent of Recurring VictimizationCharacteristics of Recurring VictimizationRisk Factors for Recurring VictimizationTheoretical Explanations of Recurring VictimizationConsequences of Recurring VictimizationPreventionSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 6: Victims' Rights and RemediesVictims' RightsVictim Service ProvidersFinancial RemedyRemedies and Rights in CourtSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 7: Homicide VictimizationDefining Homicide VictimizationMeasurement and Extent of Homicide VictimizationRisk Factors for and Characteristics of Homicide VictimizationDifferent Types of Homicide VictimizationVictim PrecipitationIndirect (Secondary) VictimizationLegal and Community Responses to Homicide VictimizationSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 8: Sexual VictimizationWhat Is Sexual Victimization?Measurement and Extent of Sexual VictimizationRisk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual VictimizationResponses to Sexual VictimizationConsequences of Sexual VictimizationSexual Victimization of MalesLegal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual VictimizationPrevention and InterventionSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 9: Intimate Partner ViolenceDefining Intimate Partner Violence and AbuseMeasurement and ExtentWho Is Victimized?Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner ViolenceConsequences of Intimate Partner ViolenceWhy Abusive Relationships ContinueWhy Abusive Relationships ContinueLegal and Community ResponsesSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 10: Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life: Child and Elder AbuseChild MaltreatmentElder MaltreatmentSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 11: Victimization of Special PopulationsVictimization of Persons With DisabilitiesWho Is Victimized?Patterns of VictimizationRisk Factors for Victimization for Persons With DisabilitiesSpecial Case: Autism and VictimizationResponses to Victims With DisabilitiesResponses to Victims With DisabilitiesVictimization of LGBQT+ PersonsVictimization of the IncarceratedSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 12: Victimization at School and WorkVictimization at SchoolVictimization at School: Grades K-12Victimization at School: CollegeVictimization at WorkSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesChapter 13: Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Victims of Hate Crimes, Human Trafficking, and CybervictimizationVictims of Hate CrimesVictims of Human TraffickingCyber VictimizationSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey TermsInternet ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndex.