Each chapter provides a typology of the offender to analyze motivation, and includes an overview of the issues related. Victimology is a subfield of criminology which studies victimization. Theories and applications introduces readers to the study of victimization, crime typologies, and the impact of crime on victims, offenders, and society at large. International handbook of victimology 1st edition shlomo giora sh. For the purpose of understanding and researching victimology, four theories have been developed. Victimology, victim assistance, and criminal justice. In this bibliography, feminist victimization theories are categorized into gender and victimization, the gendering of traditional victimology and criminology, patriarchy and victimization, feminist theories.
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