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.

• Chapter One: Introduction: The Rise of Victim Support. Chapter Two: Repeated Criminal Victimisation. Chapter Three: The Needs of Victims of Crime. Chapter Four: The Politics of Victimisation. Chapter Five: Who Helps Victims? Chapter Six: The Way Forward. References. Index.

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 appeal to practitioners and service providers.

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.

• Chapter One: Introduction: The Rise of Victim Support. Chapter Two: Repeated Criminal Victimisation. Chapter Three: The Needs of Victims of Crime. Chapter Four: The Politics of Victimisation. Chapter Five: Who Helps Victims? Chapter Six: The Way Forward. References. Index.

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 appeal to practitioners and service providers.

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.

• Chapter One: Introduction: The Rise of Victim Support. Chapter Two: Repeated Criminal Victimisation. Chapter Three: The Needs of Victims of Crime. Chapter Four: The Politics of Victimisation. Chapter Five: Who Helps Victims? Chapter Six: The Way Forward. References. Index.

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 appeal to practitioners and service providers.