Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-235) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Drawing the contours of victim dilemmas -- The violent victimization of women: an overview of legal, empirical, and measurement issues -- Media, gender, and crime victims -- Sexual victimization: offenders speak out about their victims -- How battered women lose: unintended consequences of well-intentioned legal and criminal justice policies -- Assessing where we are, where we should go, and how best to get there.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.