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Essentials of Victimology, Second Edition is a well-regarded and engaging textbook offering a fundamental understanding of the field of victimology. Renowned author, sociologist, and victimologist Jan Yager, Ph.D. explores the evolution of the discipline, both its early and current theories, and includes discussion of key concepts such as victim blame. The text, streamlined in this second edition, includes practical, up-to-date chapters on crime victims, their interactions with the criminal justice system, and the medical, psychological, legal, and financial help available to them. In addition, victims of major violent, property, and white-collar or economic crimes are explored in separate chapters, including primary and secondary victims of homicide, domestic and sexual violence, child neglect and abuse, teen and college victims, victims of terrorism, hate crimes, distracted or impaired (drunk or drug-related) driving, workplace violence, and much more.

Throughout the textbook, Dr. Yager provides compelling real-life examples, based on in-person, phone, or Zoom interviews conducted by the author, and in-depth selected profiles to emphasize the actual impact of crime on its victims and their families, friends, co-workers, classmates, and communities. This well-structured text is designed with the student in mind, offering clear learning objectives, an overview of key terms and concepts, and effective end-of-chapter review and critical thinking questions to reinforce the material. Each chapter also ends with Resources, Cited Works, and/or Additional References. There is a useful glossary in the back of the textbook as well as a detailed index. Based on the research, teaching, writing, and victim advocacy of author and victimologist Dr. Jan Yager, Essentials of Victimology brings a modern and comprehensive perspective to this important field.

Professors and student will benefit from:

• Multidisciplined approach that draws from not only sociology, criminology, and victimology but also anthropology, history, law, psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, and communication studies for insights and answers.
• Engaging presentation that brings the material to life.
• Excerpted numerous first-person interviews with crime victims or experts, profiles, and real-life examples.
• Well-written, clear explanations of the basic concepts accompanied by thoughtful discussions of cutting-edge issues.
• Separate chapters on Child Victims and Teen and College Victims, looking at topics not always covered in other texts, such as sibling sexual abuse.
• Unique chapter on Victims of the Criminal Justice System (Chapter 14).
• Additional coverage of diverse victims explored in Chapter 15 (including victims of animal neglect and abuse and victims of natural disaster) and Chapter 16 (including a detailed annotated sections on how victimology could help anyone pursuing dozens of careers).

New to the Second Edition:

• Updated statistics
• New and timely examples
• Streamlined text and chapters
• Additional excerpted interviews by the author—one with a bystander who intervened in an attempted murder, and one with a witness who was present at the biggest mass murder in American history

Summary of Contents

Detailed Contents 
Preface 

ONE Victimology: An Overview 
TWO An Anthropological and Historical View of Crime Victims and Victims’ Rights 
THREE The Discipline of Victimology: Founders, Theories, and Controversies 
FOUR Measuring Victimization: Why and How 
FIVE Victims and the Criminal Justice System: Police, Courts, and Corrections 
SIX Helping the Victim: Medical, Psychological, Financial Aid, and Civil Suits 
SEVEN Primary and Secondary Victims of Homicide 
EIGHT Property Crime Victims: Robbery, Burglary, Larceny/ Theft, Motor Vehicle Theft, Graffiti,
Vandalism, and Arson 
NINE Cybercrime, White- Collar Crime, and Economic Crime Victims
TEN Child Victims: Abuse, Neglect, and Other Victimizations 
ELEVEN Teen and College Victims 
TWELVE Sexual Violence: Rape, Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Harassment Victims 
THIRTEEN Victims of Assault, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Elder Abuse 
FOURTEEN Victims of the Criminal Justice System: Prisoners Who Are Victims, Families of the
Incarcerated, and the Falsely Accused 
FIFTEEN Additional Victim Situations or Populations: Workplace Crime, Terrorism, Hate Crimes,
Victimizations Based on Sexual Orientation, Human Trafficking, Persons with Disabilities
and Disorders, and More 
SIXTEEN Summing Up and Conclusion: Careers Related to Victimology, the Media, the Discipline’s
Future, and More 

Glossary
Acknowledgments
List of Online Appendices 
Photo Credits 
Index
About the Author