Description
About the Author
Dale Spencer is assistant professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Sandra Walklate is Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology at the University of Liverpool and professor of Criminology at Monash University.
Reviews
This edited collection provides an important and valuable contribution to our understanding of the cultural politics of 'victimhood' and our responses to victimization. Victim suffering is explored across a diverse array of political, social, economic and cultural contexts using a range of theoretical and empirical tools that bring us new concepts to work with and guide future research. In doing so, this book puts forward a policy agenda that challenges narrow positivist frames and promotes a critical approach with significant implications for practice and justice. -- Tracey Booth, University of Technology Sydney
This edited volume expands the existing critique of the blind spots and limitations of positivist approaches to studying victimization by challenging taken-for-granted assumptions, presenting alternative paradigms, exploring new models, and proposing innovative policies. In order to familiarize readers with the breadth and depth of a critical perspective within victimology, the authors of each chapter analyze plenty of concrete examples: actual cases that unfolded during various historical periods in a number of countries; as well as the actions and reactions of government agencies, political and social movements, and economic forces to the people and groups who suffered physically, emotionally, and financially. -- Andrew Karmen, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Book Information
ISBN 9781498510288
Author Dale Spencer
Format Paperback
Page Count 268
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 399g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 149mm * 20mm