The Meaning of Fairness for Victims

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In the 1970s criminologists discovered victims, the forgotten party in the criminal justice system. This was followed in the 1980s by the introduction of measures meant to include victims in the criminal justice process. In recent years a body of research has emerged on the meaning of justice for victims. Inspired largely by the work of Lind and Tyler on procedural justice, researchers have examined victims¹ perceptions of fairness in the conventional criminal justice. More recently, justice theory has been applied in the area of restorative justice. The research shows that justice means more to victims than punishment of the offender. How a particular outcome is reached is also important. This paper looks at the research literature on fairness and considers its implications for victim policy.

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In the nearly four decades since the First International Symposium on Victimology convened in Jerusalem in 1973, some concepts and themes have continued to hold a prominent place in the literature, while new ones have also emerged. Exploring enduring topics such as conceptions of victimhood, secondary and hidden victimization, and social services for victims along with more recent issues, the International Handbook of Victimology provides an interdisciplinary study of the topic from a diverse range of professionals on the cutting edge of victimology research.

Forty experts from top research facilities and universities around the world provide input on the traditional longstanding issues that surround the field of victimology and explore newer themes such as restorative justice, the use of government-sponsored crime victimization surveys, compensation and restitution schemes, and victims’ rights legislation. The second in a trilogy of volumes, this handbook examines victimology from criminology, sociology, psychology, law, and philosophy perspectives.

Topics discussed include :
 Theoretical and historical frameworks used in the study of victimology
 Advances in research methods, including GIS technology
 Patterns of victimization, including drug- sex-, and work-related
 Responses to victimization by the victim and society
 Restorative justice issues
 Victimization as it occurs in various social divisions
Describing current research and identifying new ideas and topics of concern, the book collectively presents the “state-of-the-art” of the field today. In doing so, it helps to inform contemporary understanding of an eternal societal plague.

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