Victimology
A Comprehensive Approach

Third Edition

Leah E. Daigle - Georgia State University, USA
Lisa R. Muftic - Western New England University, USA

Courses:
Introductory Sociology | Victimology | Victimology

January 2026 | SAGE Publications, Inc

Drawing from the most up-to-date research, Victimology: A Comprehensive Approach, takes a learner-friendly approach and provides students with an overview of the field of Victimology. Emphasizing the impact of trauma on individuals and opportunities for prevention, this content will spark discussions of recurring victimization, the consequences of victimization, and the victim-offender overlap with a global focus.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Chapter 1: Introduction to Victimology

What Is Victimology?

The History of Victimology: Before the Victims’ Rights Movement

Victimology Across the Globe

The Role of the Victim in Crime: Victim Precipitation, Victim Facilitation, and Victim Provocation

The History of Victimology: The Victims’ Rights Movement

Contributions of the Victims’ Rights Movement

Victimology Today

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 2: Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization

Measuring Victimization

Theories and Explanations of Victimization

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 3: The Victim–Offender Overlap

The Link Between Victimization and Offending

Explaining the Link Between Victimization and Offending

The Victim–Offender Overlap and Specific Types of Victimization

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 4: Consequences of Victimization

Physical Consequences

Psychological Consequences

Behavioral Reactions

Economic Costs

System Costs

Vicarious Victimization

Reporting

Fear of Crime

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 5: Recurring Victimization

Types of Recurring Victimization

Extent of Recurring Victimization

Characteristics of Recurring Victimization

Risk Factors for Recurring Victimization

Theoretical Explanations of Recurring Victimization

Consequences of Recurring Victimization

Prevention

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 6: Victims’ Rights and Remedies

Victims’ Rights

Victim Service Providers

Financial Remedy

Remedies and Rights in Court

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 7: Homicide Victimization

Defining Homicide Victimization

Measurement and Extent of Homicide Victimization

Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Homicide Victimization

Different Types of Homicide Victimization

Victim Precipitation

Indirect (Secondary) Victimization

Legal and Community Responses to Homicide Victimization

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 8: Sexual Victimization

What Is Sexual Victimization?

Measurement and Extent of Sexual Victimization

Risk Factors for and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization

Responses to Sexual Victimization

Consequences of Sexual Victimization

Sexual Victimization of Males

Legal and Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Victimization

Prevention and Intervention

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 9: Intimate Partner Violence

Defining Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

Measurement and Extent

Who Is Victimized?

Risk Factors and Theories for Intimate Partner Violence

Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence

Why Abusive Relationships Continue

Legal and Community Responses

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 10: Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life: Child and Elder Abuse

Child Maltreatment

Elder Maltreatment

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 11: Victimization of Special Populations

Victimization of Persons With Disabilities

Who Is Victimized?

Patterns of Victimization

Risk Factors for Victimization for Persons With Disabilities

Special Case: Autism and Victimization

Responses to Victims With Disabilities

Victimization of LGBQT+ Persons

Victimization of the Incarcerated

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 12: Victimization at School and Work

Victimization at School

Victimization at School: Grades K–12

Victimization at School: College

Victimization at Work

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Chapter 13: Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Victims of Hate Crimes, Human Trafficking, and Cybervictimization

Victims of Hate Crimes

Victims of Human Trafficking

Cyber Victimization

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Terms

Internet Resources

Glossary

References

Index

Key features

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

A renewed focus on a trauma-informed approach has been incorporated throughout to better situate victimization as a form of trauma.

Emerging topics within the growing field of victimology are explored, such as witnessing victimization, gun violence in schools, cyber-victimization, and more.

Updated statistics provide students with the most up-to-date research and scholarly thinking in the field.

The authors have reorganized and streamlined the text to home in on the key issues in victimology.

KEY FEATURES:

Each chapter consistently defines and measures a type of victimization, explores its characteristics, risk factors, and consequences of victimization, and concludes with the responses taken by the legal system, the criminal justice system, and other social services.
An overarching focus on the extent, causes, and responses to victimization equips students with the foundational knowledge needed to apply key concepts to real-life situations.
A focus on international issues and a global perspective throughout the text offer students a comparative view for key topics and issues in victimology.
A Victimology in the News boxed feature helps students apply chapter concepts to contemporary news stories.
Research projects and findings within each chapter, both in Focus on Research boxes and throughout the narrative, highlight the connection and impact research has had in the field of victimology.
Case Studies illustrate key concepts and connect students to individuals who are victims and perpetrators of crime.

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