Routledge Handbook on Victims' Issues in Criminal Justice

Cliff Roberson LL.M., Ph.D., is an Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, and a retired Professor of Criminology at California State University, Fresno, California. His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Human Behavior from U.S. International University; an LL.M. in Criminal Law, Criminology, and Psychiatry from George Washington University; a J.D. from American University; a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Missouri; and one year of post-graduate study at the University of Virginia School of Law.His previous academic experiences include Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Arkansas Tech University; Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston, Victoria; Director of Programs, National College of District Attorneys; Professor of Criminology and Director of Justice Center, California State University, Fresno; and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edwards University. His non-academic experience includes services as a U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, as well as service as a military judge and marine judge advocate. Other legal experience includes time as a Trial Supervisor, Office State Counsel for Offenders, Texas Board of Criminal Justice, and judge pro tempore in the California Courts. He has authored or co-authored over 60 books and texts on legal subjects.

• PrefaceForewordPART 1: INTRODUCTION TO VICTIMS’ RIGHTS Chapter 1: Issues in Victim ServicesHeather Zaykowski Chapter 2: Federal Victims’ LegislationMaren Trochmann, Angela R. Gover, and Maria J. Patterson Chapter 3: Victims’ Assistance Programs’ ReformsBethany A. Poff and Catherine D. Marcum Chapter 4: Victims in Criminology TheoryTusty ten Bensel and Dana L. Radatz Chapter 5: Victims’ Rights Legislation: Comparative Assessment and Implementation IssuesFrancis D. Boateng PART II: VICTIM ISSUES REGARDING SPECIFIC TYPES OF VICTIMIZATIONChapter 6: Expanding the Conceptualization of Survivor in Sexual AssaultsShelly Clevenger and Jordana N. Navarro Chapter 7: Intimate Partner Violence, Neoliberal Ideologies, and Controversies about VictimhoodJennifer Katz and Hillary Rich Chapter 8: Why Me: Understanding Cybercrime VictimizationJordana N. Navarro and Shelly Clevenger Chapter 9: Hate Crime VictimizationKevin Wong and Kris Christmann Chapter 10: Counseling Families of Murdered Victims: A Therapeutic PerspectiveNana A. Serwaa Adjekum-Boateng and Francis D. Boateng Chapter 11: Members of the LGBT Community as Victims of CrimeDavid P. Weiss PART III: VICTIM SERVICESChapter 12: Enhancing Service Provider SystemsJed Metzger Chapter 13: Special Needs of Elderly VictimsYoshiko Takahashi Chapter 14: Providers’ and Latina Immigrants’ Views of Anti-Domestic Violence Services in the Midwest Angelica S. Reina and Cecilia Menjívar Chapter 15: Victim Impact Statements: Understanding and Improving Their UseChadley James Chapter 16: Victims’ Needs and Restorative JusticeAndrew S. Gladfelter and R. Barry Ruback Chapter 17: Helping Sexual Assault VictimsSuzanne Overstreet, Susan McNeeley, Kathryn Elvey, and Whitney Gass Chapter 18: Victim Witnesses in Investigative Interviews and Court ProcessesJacqueline M. Wheatcroft PART IV: VICTIM SERVICE ORGANIZATIONSChapter 19: History of the World Society of VictimologyJohn P. J. Dussich Chapter 20: Victimology and Victims’ Service Organizations Cliff Roberson Chapter 21: Victims and the MediaAnnette Van de Merwe

Within victimology, in addition to journal articles, textbooks, and research reports, there is a continuing need to fill in the gaps. This Handbook on Victims' Issues, edited by Cliff Roberson, will stand out as such a document. This scholarly text offers a variety of information, and could serve as an excellent companion anthology for an advanced course." -- John P. Dussich, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, California State University, FresnoRoberson’s Handbook on Victims’ Issues in Criminal Justice is an indispensable resource for any criminal justice professional who deals with crime victims. The major topics are thoroughly covered, as well as cutting-edge topics, including restorative justice and LGBT victims.—Robert Winters, J.D., Professor, Kaplan University