Sinopsis

Esta obra, prologada por el Profesor E. A. Fattah, recoge los conceptos fundamentales desarrollados para un primer acercamiento académico a la Victimología, proporcionando, una serie de herramientas prácticas para su profundización. Parte de un concepto de de Victimología como ciencia social profundamente enraizada en una concepción de los derechos humanos y explora las potencialidades de su contribución a las sociwedades del siglo XXI.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE BY PROF. EZZAT A. FATTAH: A SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR TOMORROW. THE PROMISING FUTURE OF VICTIMOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
I THE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION OF VICTIMOLOGY IN SPAIN: ORIGIN, EVOLUTION AND CURRENT RESEARCH
II THE CONCEPT OF VICTIM
III PUBLIC POLICIES FOR VICTIMS AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA: ACTIVISM AND VICTIMISM
IV VICTIMISATION AND RECOVERY PROCESSES
V INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STANDARDS AS A RESPONSE TO GENERAL VICTIMISATION
VI GENERAL SPANISH LEGISLATION ON VICTIMS’ RIGHTS: THEORY AND PRACTICE
VII VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES
VIII VICTIMS OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME, IN PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
IX TERRORIST VICTIMISATION
X VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
XI SEXUAL VICTIMISATION
XII HUMAN TRAFFICKING
XIII OTHER VIOLENT VICTIMISATIONS: HOMICIDE, HATE CRIMES AND WORK HARASSMENT AS EXAMPLES OF DIVERSITY IN VIOLENT CRIME AND VICTIM IMPACT
XIV CYBER VICTIMISATION
XV VICTIMS OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY AND VICTIM PREVENTION IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY
XVI HIDDEN VICTIMISATION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION: HOMELESS PERSONS AS VICTIMS
XVII INNOVATIVE INCLUSIVE FORMS OF JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AS TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE WITH A PROCEDURAL AND THERAPEUTIC PERSPECTIVE OF INTEGRATIVE LAW