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| Title: | Challenging Notions
: Critical Victimology in Canada |
| Author: | Tammy C Landau |
| ISBN: | 1551303086 : 9781551303086 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 146 |
| Weight: | .178 Kg. |
| Published: | Canadian Scholars' Press - December 2006 |
| List Price: | 17.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Canada: Crime & criminology |
This groundbreaking work critically explores the world of victims and asks: "How do we define and understand victims?" Dr Landau demonstrates that the study of victimology raises many challenging intellectual and practical issues, such as the relationship between the victim and the state, the inherently moral dimensions of victim status, and the influence of various forms of social inequality on our understanding of, and response to, victimisation. With an emphasis on up-to-date Canadian content and data, this book is sure to be of interest to victims' rights advocates and general readers alike.
Introduction to Victimology; Challenging Notions: The Social Context of Victimhood; Measuring Victimisation; General Patterns of Victimisation in Canada; Patterns of Violence within the Family in Canada; Challenging Victimisations: Two Cases in Point; Everywhere and Nowhere: Contemporary Victims Policy in Canada.
