<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">This book provides a thorough account of victimisation across the social spectrum of class, race, age and gender. The second edition has been fully revised and expanded, with two parts now spanning the key perspectives and issues in victimology.</span></p><p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Covering theoretical, social and political contexts, the book:</span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; color: black;"><span>Includes new chapters on defining and constructing victims, fear and vulnerability, sexuality, white collar crime and the implications of crime policy on victims</span> </li> <li style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; color: black;"><span>Examines a global range of historical and theoretical perspectives in victimology and features a new chapter on researching victims of crime</span> </li> <li style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; color: black;"><span>Reinforces your learning through critical thinking sections, future research suggestions, chapter summaries and a glossary of key terms</span> </li> <li style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; color: black;"><span>Now includes a companion website, complete with links to relevant journal articles in victimology.</span> </li></ul><p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><em><span style="color: black;">Victims, Crime and Society</span></em><span style="color: black;"> is the essential text for your studies in victimology across criminology, criminal justice, community safety, youth justice and related areas.</span></p>