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Counseling Victims of Violence
Hunter House 2006; US$ 19.95Counseling Victims of Violence offers practical guidance on specific types of violence victimization, what issues must be addressed during crisis intervention, secondary victimizations and social services resources needed. A special feature is the quick-glance reference charts that outline the basics and summarize each chapter?s contents. more...
Victims of Crime and Community Justice
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2005; US$ 39.95Dr Brian Williams lays bare the assumptions about victims and offenders that currently restrict efficient policy-making. He evaluates proposed solutions, including restorative justice and informal community justice, and draws on evidence and experiences from the UK and around the world to investigate which measures have proved effective. more...
Sex Without Consent
Zed Books 2005; US$ 36.95The pressing need to analyse what is known about non-consensual sex among young people in developing countries is self-evident. Available evidence has been scattered and unrepresentative and has often given the misguided impression that non-consensual sex among young people is rare. This important volume presents a disturbing picture of non-consensual... more...
Honour
Zed Books 2005; US$ 36.95This book arises from the practical insights and experiences of individuals and organisations addressing so-called honour crimes in different geographic and social contexts, including honour killings and interference with the right to marry. Its purpose is to support human rights activists, policymakers and lawyers by explaining... more...
Victimology
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 70.00How should the needs of victims of crime be met by the criminal justice system? Have the rights of victims been neglected in order to ensure that a defendant is brought to 'justice'? Who are the victims of crime and why are they targeted? This new book examines the theoretical arguments concerning victimization before examining who victims actually... more...
Feminists Organising Against Gendered Violence
Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 105.00McMillan provides the first detailed account of the women's anti-violence movement in Europe, from an international comparative perspective. Exploring how feminists have responded to violence in society, this study also examines how they have organized their response, their achievements and the factors that have facilitated their calls to change. more...
Rethinking Trafficking in Women
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 100.00What should be done about trafficking in women? Aradau shows that the problematization of trafficking as a security issue limits what can be done. Exploring the complex relationship between security, politics and subjectivity, this book suggests new forms of action which transcend security practices. more...
Dowry Murder
Oxford University Press, USA 2002; US$ 33.68The Hindu custom of dowry has long been blamed for the murder of wives and female infants in India. In this highly provocative book, Veena Oldenburg argues that these killings are neither about dowry nor reflective of an Indian culture or caste system that encourages violence against women. Rather, such killings can be traced directly to the influences... more...
Handbook of Victims and Victimology
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 67.95The study of criminal victimisation has developed to the stage where by victimology is now regarded as a central component to the study of crime and criminology. This focus of concern has been matched by the growth and development of support services for the victim of crime alongside increasing political concern with similar issues. The central... more...
Violence Against Women in South Asian Communities
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009; US$ 44.95This book explores the key theoretical and empirical issues involved in gendered violence, ethnicity and South Asian communities. The editors draw together leading researchers and practitioners to provide a critical reflection of contemporary debates and consider how these reflections can inform policy, research and practice. more...









