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September 2009
Print ISBN: 9781551303611
Overview
Victims of crime are poorly understood. Helping institutions often have counterintuitive, even potentially harmful, impacts. Support services are generally little known, poorly funded, and limited in scope — all of which perpetuates the powerless role of the victim in the criminal justice system.
J. Scott Kenney unpacks the systemic problems that are so common among victims. With emphasis on victims' lived experiences and extensive first hand accounts, Kenney pairs excerpts from the press, legal documents, and other relevant material to contextualize each voice.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Methodologies
Organization of This Book
Chapter 2: The Impact of Crime
Introduction
Victimization and Victim Identity
Dimensions of Impact and Their Rhetorics
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Social Dynamics in the Wake of Crime
Introduction
Social Reactions and Victim Labelling
Gender Roles and Grief Cycles in Homicide Cases
Human Agency Revisited: The Paradox of Victims
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Victims and Legal Institutions
Introduction
Victims' Legal Position
Victims in the Criminal Justice Process
Encounters with the Justice System and Victim Claims
Homicide Survivors' Experiences
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Emotion and the Rise of the Victims' Rights Movement (with Karen Stanbridge)
Introduction
Neglected Victims
Political Opportunities, Mobilizing Resources, and Resonant Frames
What Happened to Emotions?
Emotions and Social Movements
Discussion
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Policy Responses
Introduction
The Civil Courts
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board Programs
Victims' Bills of Rights
Victim Impact Statements
Provincial Victims' Services Programs
Private Victim Support/Advocacy Organizations
Women's Shelters and Community Outreach Services
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Restorative Justice (with Donald Clairmont)
Introduction
Restorative Justice and Its Discontents
The Restorative Justice Process
Restorative Justice as It Happens
Conclusion
Chapter 8: International Comparisons
Introduction
De Facto and De Jure Treatment of Victims: Canada versus Colombia (with Alfredo Schulte-Bockholt)
Methodological Considerations
Comparative Data on Violence, Victimization, and Institutional Processing
Conclusion
Chatper 9: Conclusion
Common Threads
Ongoing Changes
Future Research
A Personal Coda
APPENDIX A: KEY REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
APPENDIX B: WEBSITES
APPENDIX C: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF VICTIMIZATION: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
Ethics Review
Issues in the Design of Research Instruments
Accessing Participants
Interviewing and Observing Participants
Transcription and Data Analysis
Presentation of Data
Assessment
References
Copyright Acknowledgements
Index
