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Brian Williams - Working with Victims of Crime: Policies, Politics and Practice - 9781853024504 - V9781853024504
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Working with Victims of Crime: Policies, Politics and Practice

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Description for Working with Victims of Crime: Policies, Politics and Practice Paperback. There are an increasing number of organisations dedicated to supporting victims, campaigning for improvements in their situation. Based on the author's experience in working with both victims and offenders, Working with Victims of Crime provides an objective analysis of developments in victim support and their impact on both policy and practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 235.

There are an increasing number of organisations dedicated to supporting victims and, to a greater or lesser extent, committed to campaigning for improvements in their situation. Based on the author's experience in working with both victims and offenders, Working with Victims of Crime provides an objective analysis of developments in the field of victim support and their impact on both policy and practice. The book examines such topics as:

• who are the victims of crime what are their needs, and what rights do they and should they have?

• how professional and voluntary service providers can help ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853024504
SKU
V9781853024504
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Brian Williams
Dr Brian Williams was Professor of Community Justice and Victimology at De Montfort University in Leicester. He served on the Executive of the British Society of Criminology and was a volunteer training officer for a local Victim Support scheme. He published widely on victims of crime, including (as editor) Reparation and Victim-Focussed Social Work.

Reviews for Working with Victims of Crime: Policies, Politics and Practice
This text certainly achieves the goal of not only introducing the student to the central issues relating to the victims of crime but also to encouraging an appreciation of the tensions which exist between policy and practice. The occasional use of case studies to illustrate both practical and theoretical problems is done in a very interesting and valuable fashion will ... Read more

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