Encyclopedia of Victimology & Crime Prevention

In many ways, the two fields of victimology and crime prevention have developed along parallel yet separate paths, and the literature on both has been scattered across disciplines as varied as sociology, law and criminology, public health and medicine, political science and public policy, economics, psychology and human services, and others. The Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention brings together in one authoritative resource the dispersed information and knowledge on both victimology and crime prevention. With nearly 375 entries, this two-volume set moves victimology and crime prevention one step further into recognized scholarly fields whose research informs practice and whose practice informs research.Provides users with the most authoritative and comprehensive coverage available on victimology and crime preventionPresents victimology and crime prevention as their own separate, justifiable disciplines rather than subfields within more established disciplinesDiscusses the status of victims within the criminal justice system, as well as topics of deterring and preventing victimization in the first place and responding to victims' needsOffers "anchor essays" written by leading scholars in their respective fields to provide starting points for investigating the more salient victimology and crime prevention topics