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‘My trust in strangers has disappeared completely’: How hate crime, perceived risk, and the concealment of sexual orientation affect fear of crime among Swedish LGBTQ students International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Paul Baschar Ilse, Mika Hagerlid
Previous research has established correlations between anti-LGBTQ hate crime, fear of crime, perceived victimization risk, and the concealment of sexual orientation. Aside from correlations, the relationships between these variables remain poorly understood. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to explore the relationships between anti-LGBTQ hate crime, perceived risk, and the concealment of
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‘Doesn’t anyone care anymore?’ – Bystander intervention to hate crime International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Maya Flax, Olivia Millband, Windy Grendele
While previous studies have focused on bystander intervention, current understanding specifically in the area of bystander intervention to hate crime is limited. This study seeks to focus on bystander intervention to hate crime in the United Kingdom. This study utilised 10 semi-structure interviews with participants who had personally witnessed a hate crime incident, exploring reasons for intervention
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The impact of top-down and bottom-up factors in shaping the status of the victim: A study of recent victim empowerment shifts in Slovenia International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Nina Peršak
Victims of crime have seen a significant shift in the criminal justice approaches towards them over time: from rather passive observers of the conflict between the state and the offender to more active agents whose thoughts, wishes and emotions are allowed to be voiced and whose participation is recognised as legitimate in its own right within the criminal process. The article analyses to what extent
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From ecocide to ecocentrism: Conceptualising environmental victimhood at the International Criminal Court International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Rachel Killean, Elizabeth Newton
In 2021, an Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide launched what they described as a ‘practical and effective definition of the crime of ecocide’. The Panel expressed their hope that the ‘proposed definition might serve as the basis of consideration for an amendment to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court’. The proposed crime differs from the majority of those
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Cyberbullying and cyberstalking victimisation among university students: A narrative systematic review International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Anna Bussu, Manuela Pulina, Sally-Ann Ashton, Marta Mangiarulo, Ellie Molloy
With the increasing use of information and communication technology, university students are more vulnerable to cyberbullying and cyberstalking than ever before. While prior research has mostly addressed these adverse behaviours separately, the convergence of these phenomena in the education and lives of university students suggests the need to explore them within a more holistic framework. This study
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Casting light on the unseen victims: A comprehensive review of the ramifications of wrongful convictions and exonerations on families International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Marina Sorochinski
Wrongful convictions, while recognized for their direct consequences on the convicted individuals, also inflict significant harm on their families. Through a systematic literature review, this article examines the psychological and emotional consequences for families, the social and financial burdens they endure, coping mechanisms, and the impact on specific family members, including children and spouses
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Virtual item trade scams: A typology of young victims International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Søren Kristiansen, Aksel Vassard Jensen, Mathias Nimgaard, Emil Ludvigsen
This study examined behavioral differences across groups of children and young people who have been victims of virtual item trade scams to explore the potential for grouping this type of victims into meaningful clusters. Using data from a representative survey among Danish children and young people (n = 1,026), three clusters of trade scam victims that showed significant internal homogeneity as well
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Typologies of hate-motivated behavior: A latent class analysis International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Andre Kehn, Mariah L Sorby, Matt R Nobles, Bradlee W Gamblin, Robert J Cramer
Hate-motivated behavior (HMB) comprises a problem for public health and criminal justice systems. The present study contributes to current science of HMB by examining (1) potential typology replication and extension and (2) demographic and attitudinal correlates of HMB subtypes. The present study was a secondary analysis of an online survey study of discriminatory behavior and well-being. Participants
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‘Nobody believes you if you’re a bloke’: Barriers to disclosure and help-seeking for male forced-to-penetrate victims/survivors International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Siobhan Weare, Joanne Hulley, Duncan Craig
Research on barriers that exist for male victims/survivors of sexual abuse in relation to disclosing their experiences is limited. This article shares qualitative data in relation to disclosure and help-seeking barriers encountered by male victims/survivors of female-perpetrated sexual abuse. Findings from semi-structured interviews conducted with 30 male victims/survivors in the United Kingdom about
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No heaven but no longer hell? Tales of criminal victimization and shelter among irregular migrant men International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 José Miguel De La Maza Díaz, Arjen Leerkes
Irregular migrants are legally excluded from formal employment, regular housing markets, and unemployment benefits, and in the Netherlands, they are also excluded from governmentally funded homeless shelters. While alternative sheltering arrangements have emerged for specific irregular migrants (e.g. minors, victims of human trafficking), unaccompanied adult men were typically still excluded from institutionalized
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Breaking the silence: Examining process of cyber sextortion and victims’ coping strategies International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Fangzhou Wang
Sextortion is the threat to distribute intimate, sexual materials unless a victim complies with particular demands. Cyber sextortion, specifically, takes advantage of the Internet’s anonymous nature and uses explicit personal images to inflict harm on victims. Despite this crime’s serious nature, there is a dearth of empirical knowledge of sextortion, particularly the process of fear management for
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Towards a multifactorial framework of the Roma’s victimisation: Discrimination, risky situations, and acceptance of violence as correlates of physical assault and harassment International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Lorena Molnar, Julien Chopin, Yuji Z Hashimoto, Alexander T Vazsonyi
The European Roma population faces violence and discrimination, but the causes of their victimisation are not well understood. This study used a multi-theoretical framework to analyse data from a representative sample of 2,913 Roma surveyed in European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey II. The results showed that police stops perceived as ethnically motivated, exposure to risky situations
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To deny or dismantle? Responding to victims of targeted hostility in higher education International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Emily Wertans, Neil Chakraborti
With the increasing diversification of higher education, the volume of targeted hostility that students are subjected to on the basis of their identities or perceived ‘differences’ has increased. Typically overlooked within conventional studies of hate crime, incidents of targeted victimisation within higher education are likely to mirror, if not exceed levels exhibited within broader society. Nonetheless
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‘I guess that’s the price of decentralisation… ’: Understanding scam victimisation experiences in an online cryptocurrency community International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Andrew Childs
There is a distinct lack of criminological research examining victimisation experiences in emerging cryptocurrency frauds. At the same time, online cryptocurrency communities have become a key part of the social milieu of the cryptocurrency ecosystem where scams are commonplace. Using Reddit forum data from the subreddit r/ CryptoCurrency, this exploratory qualitative study investigates how users in
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Lessons from insiders: Embracing subjectivity as objectivity in victimology. International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Alexis Marcoux Rouleau
Due to the prevalence of victimization in society, it is likely that many victimologists have been victimized or will be in their lifetimes. This poses a challenge for the field of victimology as traditional, positivist conceptions of 'good science' require researchers to be outsiders relative to populations they study. This paper asks: What are the epistemological and practical implications of victimological
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Human trafficking for labour exploitation: The survivors’ perspective International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Carolina Villacampa
Despite being the second most prevalent form of human trafficking, human trafficking for labour exploitation remains a victimisation process that has received little scholarly attention. This quali...
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‘Should’ve known better’: Using Lerner’s Belief in a Just World to understand how the Fraud Justice Network observe victims of online romance and investment frauds International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Shalini Nataraj-Hansen
This article explores the application of Lerner’s Belief in a Just World (BJW) to online fraud. BJW finds that people tend to blame victims when their sense of justice is threatened and if there is...
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In the public sphere: Intimate partner violence against African American single mothers in child paternity disputes International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Anita Kalunta-Crumpton
In the United States, there are high levels of father absence, female-headed single-parent households, and intimate partner violence (IPV) in the African American community. While the relationship ...
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Acts of contrition: Forgiveness and effective intergroup apologies for historical institutional abuse International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-07 Anne-Marie McAlinden
This article examines some of the complexities of the apology–forgiveness nexus within the context of intergroup apologies by church and state for historical institutional abuse (HIA). Drawing on p...
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Less exposed, more vulnerable? Understanding the sexual victimization of women with disabilities under the lens of victimological theories International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Julien Chopin, Eric Beauregard, Nadine Deslauriers-Varin
This study aims to examine the sexual victimization process of individuals with disabilities using the interactional victimology theoretical framework. Specifically, we compare the victimological i...
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Vulnerability, resilience, and rape: Uncovering the hidden work of police officers during rape investigations International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Phillip NS Rumney, Duncan McPhee
Drawing on original empirical data comprising police interviews and case file analysis, this article seeks to better understand the policing responses to cases of rape and specifically, the ways in...
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How (re) integration success and (re) integration failure is conceptualised in different contexts for women trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Biljana Meshkovska, Arjan ER Bos, Melissa Siegel
In order to adequately meet the (re) integration needs of trafficked persons, it is important to first determine how success and failure of the (re) integration process is conceptualised in post-tr...
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Victim participation in criminal justice: A quantitative systematic and critical literature review International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Robyn L Holder, Elizabeth Englezos
Meaningful participation in criminal justice by victims of violence is an aspiration of advocates working across domestic and international jurisdictions. Researchers have examined a range of parti...
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To pay, heal, and repair Mother Earth in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta: Experiences of indigenous women’s reparation in the implementation of the Colombian Peace Accord International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Angela Santamaria, Paula Cáceres, Morgana D’amico, Roxana Sefair, Fabián Rosas, Laura Restrepo, Laura Carianil, Gabriel Moreno
This paper describes collaborative research with Wiwa and Arhuaco women concerning local reparations with an intersectional perspective on the Colombian post-conflict agreement. Our central argumen...
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‘A lot of the time it’s dealing with victims who don’t want to know, it’s all made up, or they’ve got mental health’: Rape myths in a large English police force International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Anna Gekoski, Kristina Massey, Katherine Allen, Joana Ferreira, Charlotte T Dalton, Miranda Horvath, Kari Davies
Despite an increase in the reporting of rape, convictions in England and Wales have fallen significantly in recent years. Previous research has found high rape myth acceptance among police officers...
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Resiliency from violent victimization for people with mental disorders: An examination of multiple resiliency models International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-12-26 Michelle N Harris, Leah E Daigle
Research examining prevalence rates and risk factors related to victimization for people with mental disorders has procured considerable attention. Despite this increased attention, why a subset of...
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Acquaintance stalking victim experiences of work interference, resource loss, and help-seeking International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-11-25 TK Logan, Jennifer Landhuis
Stalking victimization, regardless of victim–stalker relationship, has been associated with negative consequences including high fear levels, mental health problems, and resource losses. Much of th...
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Restoring victims’ confidence: Victim-centred restorative practices International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-10-19 Jo-Anne Wemmers, Isabelle Parent, Marika Lachance Quirion
Victimization, and in particular sexual violence, undermines victims’ confidence and self-esteem. Victims often feel guilty and blame themselves for what happened. Fearing negative reactions, victi...
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Dying to survive: Ransom piracy and ontologies of death in Coastal Somalia International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-10-17 Brittany Gilmer, Susan Dewey
Interactions between long-term hostages and hostage takers remain undertheorized in criminology, and the present study attempts to fill this gap by utilizing testimonials from long-term hostages he...
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Everyday peace as a theory to explain victims’ peacemaking actions in intimate partner violence situations International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Leanne M Kelly, Anthony Ware, Vicki-Ann Ware, Ellen Wachter, Rachel Hall
This paper assesses the transferability of the concept of everyday peace, developed in the conflict and peace studies literature, to practices utilised by people experiencing intimate partner viole...
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Event centrality and conflict-related sexual violence: A new application of the Centrality of Event Scale (CES) International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Janine Natalya Clark, Philip Jefferies, Michael Ungar
Berntsen and Rubin’s Centrality of Event Scale (CES) has been used in many different studies. This interdisciplinary and exploratory article is the first to apply the scale and to analyse event cen...
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Organizational support for the potentially traumatic impact of video evidence of violent crime in the criminal justice system: ‘We’re almost making more victims’ International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-08-03 Arija Birze, Cheryl Regehr, Kaitlyn Regehr
As graphic video evidence becomes a standard element in the investigation and prosecution of violent crime, criminal justice organizations must consider and address exposure to and impact of this p...
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Amplifying victim vulnerability: Unanticipated harm and consequence in data breach notification policy International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Dennis Gibson, Clive Harfield
Loss of control over one’s identity through identity usurpation, or identity theft, results in victimization characterized by multiple species of harm: material harms such as financial loss; medica...
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Victimization and school: Young people’s experiences of receiving support to keep up with their schoolwork International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-07-08 Sara Thunberg
Victimization early in life can have several serious consequences, one of which concerns young people’s schoolwork. The present study therefore aims to investigate what support young people need to...
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The power of professional ideals: Understanding and handling victims’ emotions in criminal cases International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Louise Victoria Johansen, Lin Adrian, Ida Helene Asmussen, Lars Holmberg
This article explores how criminal justice actors interpret and process victims’ emotional expressions. On the basis of a qualitative study on the interactions between legal institutions and victim...
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Why didn’t you resist? Situational influences on victim resistance during a rape International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Julien Chopin, Eric Beauregard
The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing victim resistance during rape. Specifically, this study aims to understand which factors impact victim resistance using a multivariate ap...
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‘A shadow of me old self’: The impact of image-based sexual abuse in a digital society International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-29 Antoinette Huber
This article sheds a new light on the impact of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) on women. Drawing on findings from 17 in-depth interviews, it details the emotional, physical and social impact of th...
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Everyone is victimized or only the naïve? The conflicting discourses surrounding identity theft victimization International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Dylan Reynolds
Identity theft impacts millions of North Americans annually and has increased over the last decade. Victims of identity theft can face various consequences, including losses of time and money, as well as emotional, physical, and relational effects. Scholars have found that institutional messaging surrounding identity theft places responsibility on individuals for their own protection, which can mask
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System-based victim advocates identify resources and barriers to supporting crime victims International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Lisa De La Rue,Lilyana Ortega,Gena Castro Rodriguez
Often left out of conversations around criminal justice reform are the victims of violent crimes. One group of people who have the needs of crime victims at the forefront of their work are victim advocates. The current study examines barriers and resources for victim advocates in being able to do their work of supporting crime victims. Through interviews with nine system-based victim advocates points
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Agency banking business and operators’ risk of exposure to criminal victimisation in Ibadan, Nigeria International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Usman Adekunle Ojedokun,Ayomide Augustine Ilori
Despite the growing popularity of the agency banking business in Nigeria, a major problem confronting its operators is criminal victimisation. Thus, this study examined the risk of exposure of agency banking operators in Ibadan city to criminal attacks. Routine activity theory was deployed as the conceptual framework. Data were elicited from 11 operators of the business who were victims of criminal
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Expected but not accepted: Victimisation, gender, and Islamophobia in Australia International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Derya Iner,Gail Mason,Nicole L Asquith
Muslim’s women’s visibility and perceived vulnerability make them primary targets of routine Islamophobia in public spaces. This article builds on existing research on intersectionality between Islamophobia, gender, and victimisation. It offers fresh data on Islamophobia against women by analysing complaints of interpersonal hostility ( N = 73) made to the Islamophobia Register Australia between 2016
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Examining victims’ experiences of Community Protection Notices in managing anti-social behaviour International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-28 Zoe Rodgers
The Community Protection Notice (CPN) is a civil order designed to protect communities from anti-social behaviour (ASB) within England and Wales by addressing unreasonable and persistent conduct, which has ‘a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality’. Introduced under the ‘Putting Victims First’ agenda and the ASB, Crime and Policing Act (2014), the civil order can impose
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Just an ‘optional extra’ in the ‘victim toolkit’?: The culture, mechanisms and approaches of criminal justice organisations delivering restorative justice in England and Wales International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-19 Rebecca Banwell-Moore
Despite policy and guidance stating that all victims of crime should have ‘equal access’ to restorative justice in England and Wales, victim participation remains low. Here, the ways in which criminal justice agents – responsible for providing victim services, including restorative justice – offer restorative justice to victims are explored. Drawing upon empirical data collected from criminal justice
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Book review: The Use of Victim Impact Statements in Sentencing for Sexual Offences: Stories of Strength International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Robyn Holder
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Theorising victim decision making in the police response to domestic abuse International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Nathan Birdsall, Laura Boulton
The paper provides a conceptual argument for the importance of understanding victim decision making in responding to cases of domestic abuse. It applies core elements of decision-making theory to illustrate how victims may undergo different forms of thinking, could be affected by bias, consider gain and loss differently, and suffer from decision inertia. Suggestions are provided on how this perspective
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Patriarchy, political enmity, and domestic violence: Exploring abusive mixed intimate partnerships in a conflict zone International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Edna Erez, Revital Sela-Shayovitz, Peter R Ibarra
Mixed couples face more marital conflict than endogamous couples. Drawing on intersectional theory and narrative victimology, this study examines women’s accounts of abuse in mixed heterosexual Arab/Palestinian–Israeli Jewish intimate partnerships amid the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The narratives of 25 women formerly in an abusive relationship are the primary data, which are supplemented by a comprehensive
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Apology–forgiveness cycle in restorative justice, but how? International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Masahiro Suzuki, Tamera Jenkins
The apology–forgiveness cycle is a simple but powerful process for conflict resolution. Given the prevalence of apology and forgiveness in restorative justice (RJ), the apology–forgiveness cycle may take place. However, there is a lack of theoretical understanding of the relationship between apology and forgiveness in the RJ processes. After identifying key elements and impediments of the apology–forgiveness
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The impact of crime on tourists and the need for greater support for tourist victims International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 M Ozascilar, RI Mawby
This article presents the first research to address the impact of crime on citizens who suffer crime during a vacation. Based on a small sample of US residents victimised while visiting five different countries, and drawn from a crowdsourcing platform, it is, essentially exploratory. However, the findings suggest that tourist victims are severely affected by their experiences and that this impacts
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Book review: An International Perspective on Contemporary Developments in Victimology: A Festschrift in Honor of Marc Groenhuijsen International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-13 Benjamin S. Roebuck
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The nature and extent of sexual assault in the sky: Shining a light on a ‘black box’ International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-13 Christina Mancini, Kristen M Budd, Bailey M Brown, Sami Hausserman, Sydney Smith
Strikingly, federal data sources tracking the nature and extent of sexual assaults that occur aboard airlines are incomplete and typically not released to the public. In order to better understand this relatively hidden social phenomenon, we conducted a content analysis of media reports published over approximately a 20-year period (2000–2020). Within these media reports, we analyzed the incident characteristics
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Long-term partners – Reflections on the shifts in partnership responses to domestic violence International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-07 Kirsty Welsh
Whilst pioneering partnership work first took place in the battered women’s or refuge movement in England and Wales, the response that came to dominate in the 1990s and 2000s mirrored that associated with crime prevention more generally and Home Office crime prevention in particular. This reflected the increasing positioning of domestic violence as ‘real crime’ and the moves at this time to view domestic
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Do structural choice theory and the ‘risky lifestyles’ perspectives predict immunity as well as victimization? A test using zero-inflated mixed-effect SEM analyses of adolescent victimizations in South Korea International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Melissa Rorie, Seong-min Park, Matthew P West
Adolescent victimization experiences can cause serious distress to victims and have been shown to be international phenomena. While victimization in various forms tends to peak in adolescence, its trajectories vary depending on individual and structural characteristics as well as the type of offending. Using structural choice theory and the ‘risky lifestyles’ perspective as our framework, the present
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An examination of the interrelationship between disordered gambling and intimate partner violence International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2022-01-18 James Banks, Jaime Waters
In response to the liberalisation and deregulation of gambling across much of the Western world, academics continue to examine gambling-related harms that result from the increased availability of gambling products and services. This paper explores the interrelationship between disordered gambling and intimate partner violence. Qualitative data were derived from interviews with 26 female research participants
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Filling in the (gendered) gaps: How observers frame claims of sexual assault International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Eva Mulder, Alice Kirsten Bosma
Claims of sexual assault are especially prone to scrutiny and (re)interpretation as something else. We investigated how people judged the veracity of sexual assault claims and how they subsequently framed their interpretations of these claims using ‘general knowledge’ in the form of sexual scripts, rape myths, and gender stereotypes. Participants (n = 161) read about a sexual assault allegation by
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Bosnian voices from the bottom of the well: Genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity and victims’ right to remedies International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-11-07 Alma Begicevic
Human rights advocates call for reparation as an important step to acknowledge and repair historical injustice and mass harms. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, victims of war continue to seek monetary reparation for non-pecuniary damages caused by genocide: murder, injury to human body and dignity, and harms inflicted upon a close family member. They seek legal remedies using national, foreign, and international
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Compensatory justice to the victim of a crime and judicial practices in India: An empirical study International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-11-07 Madhuker Sharma
The Constitution of India guarantees that justice shall be delivered to all. The duty to ensure that justice delivery is accessible to all is entrusted to state bodies. The legislature is expected to ensure that the legal framework is there, the executive is expected to ensure that all infrastructural needs of the justice delivery system are in place, and the judiciary is expected to ensure that justice
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Book review: Restorative Justice – Society’s Steady March Towards a Civilized Justice Paradigm International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-11-08 Tinneke Van Camp
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Adult male victims of female-perpetrated sexual violence: Australian social media responses, myths and flipped expectations International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-10-28 April Loxton, Andrew Groves
In the era of #metoo, conversations regarding rape and sexual violence have received increased attention in mainstream media, giving voice to some of the many victims impacted by sexual assault. Despite the significant social upheaval this movement has given credence to, male victims of female-perpetrated sexual assault remain largely absent from Australian media. Adherence to strict representations
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Book review: Woman Abuse in Rural Places International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-09-28 Susan Dewey
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Victimology and judicialized public policies. A study on complex victims of the Colombian armed conflict International Review of Victimology (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2021-09-19 Cristina Montalvo Velásquez, Luis Trejos Rosero, Ángel Tuirán Sarmiento
This article identifies victimological typologies typical of the Colombian internal armed conflict, which denote the double condition of victim–victims or vice versa victims–victimized. These have been classed throughout this research as ‘complex victims’, whose historical existence was unveiled from precursor victimology, which is used in the final part of the text to demonstrate that the exclusion