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Criticizes the balance of justice in the American justice system, discussing the rights and implementation of the rights granted to victims of crime, and describing ways to improve the system and better support victims with assistance, compensation, and protection from the accused.
"When the victims of injustice lose faith in their justice system, the crime they've endured cuts only deeper, adding insult to injury. The time has come to face the truth...
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It's the fall of 2007 and Nadia Kajouji has no way of knowing she is about to fall into the clutches of an online predator. She is in her first year at Ottawa's Carleton University and succumbs to a crippling depression that sparks suicidal impulses nurtured and fed by an online counselor named Cami D. Nadia doesn't know it, but Cami D is alleged to be a web predator, a "cyberpath." The Fifth Estate takes an in-depth look at the upcoming trial and...
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If you or someone you know has been the victim of crime, you know it is often difficult, if not impossible, to get proper help and redress. Though each year 30 million Americans are victims of crime, and about 6 million - roughly 20 percent - are victims of violent crime, our system of justice remains confusing and often unresponsive.
First Get Mad, Then Get Justice, the most accessible, up-to-date, and comprehensive handbook for crime victims, is...
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Described as an "application of historical sociology, not a work of conventional history", the work assesses why the destruction of the Jews was not uniformly effective throughout Europe. Three factors determined Nazi success - the extent of German control, the activity of national resistance movements, and the extent of antisemitism in the prewar period. Pt. 1 (p. 3-194) discusses the will of the Germans to annihilate the Jews, and its origins; the...
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"The first book written specifically for men, Victims No Longer examines the changing cultural attitudes toward male survivors of incest and other sexual trauma. In this second edition, this invaluable resource continues to offer compassionate and practical advice, supported by personal anecdotes and statements of male survivors. Victims No Longer helps survivors to: identify and validate their childhood experiences; explore strategies of survival...
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In our society, bullying is commonly seen as a normal, inescapable part of growing up that children and adolescents must simply endure. In Bullying, Suicide, and Homicide, Butch Losey challenges this viewpoint, arguing that bullying is not a part of childhood development, but rather an aberrant behavior that, for the victim, can lead to adverse decisions, such as suicide and homicide. He provides a detailed understanding of the relationship between...
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"[This book] provides a rich tapestry of practice in the complex and evolving field of reparations, which cuts across law, politics, psychology and victimology, among other disciplines. Ferstman and Goetz bring their long experiences with international organizations and civil society groups to bear. This second edition, which comes a decade after the first, contains updated information and many new chapters and reflections from key experts. It considers...
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