Victimology: A Text/Reader, Second Edition, engages students with the most current, cutting-edge articles published in the field of victimology as well as connects them to the basic concepts. Unlike existing victimology textbooks, this unique combination of published articles with original material presented in a mini-chapter format puts each topic into context so students can develop a better understanding of the extent, causes, and responses to victimization. Students will build a foundation in the history and development of the field of victimology, will be shown the extent to which people are victimized and why, will learn the specific types of victimization, and will witness the interaction between the criminal justice system and victims today.  
 
Review
"[Strengths include] readability and user-friendly format, inclusion of scholarly articles relevant to the topic under study, and the length and number of chapters (the text can be used for a full semester course and a shortened summer course)"
-- Tracy G. Crump
"Excellently written and comprehensive. Helpful ancillary material for teaching and student engagement. Great addition of empirical studies along with straightforward chapters"
-- Chad Posick
"Well written, many learning aids within each chapter that benefit the student"
-- Michael S. Proctor
"Well researched and comprehensive coverage of topics"
-- Laura A. Patterson
"Great coverage of the material + additional supplemental articles…Low cost to the student"
-- Iryna Malendevych
"Comprehensive text that integrates theory, research, and practice"
-- Edna Erez
"The organization of the overall book and individual sections are fantastic. I would not have to go out of order at all when teaching."
-- Melissa J. Tetzlaff-Bemiller
About the Author
Leah E. Daigle is professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. She received her PhD in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2005. Her most recent research is centered on repeat sexual victimization of college women and responses women use during and after being sexually victimized. Her other research interests include the development and continuation of offending and victimization across the life course. She is author of Victimology: A Text/Reader (2nd ed.), Victimology: The Essentials (2nd ed.), coauthor of Criminals in the Making: Criminality Across the Life Course, Victimology, and Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of College Women, which was awarded the 2011 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. She has also published numerous peer-reviewed articles that have appeared in outlets such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Victims and Offenders.