books about: victimization     books:       Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of College Women Professor Bonnie Sue Fisher, Dr. Leah E. Daigle, ... Sage Publications, Inc, 2009 An unprecedented look at college women?s risks of and experiences with sexual victimization Unsafe in the Ivory Tower examines the nature and dimensions of a salient social problem-the sexual victimization of female college students today, and how women respond when they are, in fact, sexually victimized. The authors discuss the research that scholars have conducted to illuminate the origins and extent of this controversial issue as well ...             Behavioral Emergencies: An Evidence-Based Resource for Evaluating and Managing Risk of Suicide, Violence, and ...1 review American Psychological Association (APA), 2008 Excellent Resource This book does a good job of presenting empirical evidence regarding common emergencies faced by mental health professionals.             Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of Your Life After Boyhood Sexual Abuse11 reviews Richard B. Gartner Wiley, 2005 If there's one book that can help you, it's this one! Richard Gartner's book, his words, his depth of understanding, his ability to connect with the reader in a safe and compassionate and empowering way, is stunning. It has been like holding up a mirror to our life, to the nuances and difficulties in our marriage, to the rage and shame that my husband has lived with for decades. He has never been able to read a book on this topic until this one - ...             Understanding Violence and Victimization (5th Edition)1 review Robert J. Meadows Prentice Hall, 2009 Understanding Violence and Victimization (4th Edition) I purchase books only through Amazon because I know they will be in good condition.             God and the Victim: Theological Reflections on Evil, Victimization, Justice, and Forgiveness Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1999 A probing look at one of America's pressing social concerns--crime and the spiritual needs of those who suffer because of it. Headlines and nightly news programs remind us constantly of the reality of crime and victims who suffer from it. This important book is the first to make a theological exploration of the spiritual issues that victims face in the aftermath of crime and to offer practical advice for assisting those in need. Written by ...             Neither Angels nor Demons: Women, Crime, and Victimization (Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law) Kathleen Ferraro Northeastern, 2006 She is a victim of intimate partner violence, a woman who has been harmed. She is a criminal offender, a woman who has harmed others. Superficially, it seems she is two separate women. "Victim" and "offender" are binary categories used within law, social science, and public discourse to describe social experiences with a moral dimension. Such terms draw upon cultural narratives of good and bad people and have influenced scholarship, public ...             Childhood Victimization: Violence, Crime, and Abuse in the Lives of Young People (Interpersonal Violence)1 review David Finkelhor Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 Child Victimization: New Perspectives and Policy Directions This is an important book whose goal is to conceptualize a new holistic scholarly enterprise which Finkelhor titles "developmental victimology", a field which encompasses (a) studies of conventional crimes in which children are victims (b) studies of child maltreatment including exploitation of child labor and (c) studies of "acts that would clearly be crimes if committed by adults against adults ...             Preventing and Treating Bullying and Victimization Eric Vernberg, Bridget Biggs Oxford University Press, USA, 2010 Research evidence on bully-victim problems has accumulated rapidly in recent years. From this, there is little doubt that prolonged involvement in bullying, as a perpetrator, victim, or, not uncommonly, as both a perpetrator and target of bullying, conveys risk for many aspects of development. As in many emerging areas of psychological science, diverse research efforts evolved more or less independently, producing a very large and rich body of ...             Just Before Dawn: Trauma Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Victimization5 reviews Jan Hindman Alexandria Assoc, 1989 Absolutely necessary for working with sexual abuse victims. This is a must read book for therapists & other practioners working with victims and perpetrators of sexual assault. The information methodically addresses how victims are traumatized and how perpetrators can work toward restitution for victims. Hindman presents a historical review of sexual assualt treatment and the system's response to victims, the effects upon victims and their families, ...             In Her Own Words: Women Offenders' Views on Crime and Victimization: An Anthology1 review Oxford University Press, USA, 2005 1st Review I bought this book for my son who needed it for a Criminal Justice class. I never even opened the book.             Corporate Victimization Of Women Northeastern, 1996 Women are disproportionately victimized by corporations that knowingly violate their physical, psychological, legal, and economic rights for power and profit. This book proposes a theoretical framework for the study of corporate victimization of women and presents essays by experts in law, economics, and criminology that address injuries and discrimination sustained by women in the labor market and as consumers. Drawing on feminist ...             Bullying, Peer Harassment, and Victimization in the Schools: The Next Generation of Prevention Joseph Zins, Maurice Elias Routledge, 2004 Bullying and harassment threaten academic achievement and mental health in our schools. Look beyond your work with individual students to address these problems in their larger context! This book presents enlightening empirical studies and reviews of the literature on peer harassment, bullying, and victimization. Designed to expand our knowledge and understanding of these topics, Bullying, Peer Harassment, and Victimization in the Schools: ...             Women, Violence and War : Wartime Victimization of Refugees in the Balkans Central European University Press, 2000 Based on interviews with seventy women refugees, Women, Violence and War is a book about war as it is seen, lived and interpreted by women who were citizens of the former Yugoslavia. Many of the accounts portray the horrific experiences the victims had to face and the book addresses issues of sexual, physical and psychological violence, as well as problems of confinement, upheaval and family separation. In a completely new insight the ...             Women And Victimization: Contributing Factors, Interventions, And Implications TK Logan, Robert Walker, ... American Psychological Association (APA), 2005 A definitive book providing a critical literature review, integrating and analyzing the widespread research on violence and victimization, mental health, and substance use among adult women. Draws from divergent findings to reveal a picture of complexity and of intertwining risk and resilience factors and to answer questions such as Why do some women develop serious mental health problems after victimization, like PTSD or depression, whereas ...             Gender and Crime: Patterns in Victimization and Offending (New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law) Candace Kruttschnitt NYU Press, 2005 While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still much more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. Simultaneously, women's involvement in the criminal justice system, as arrestees and sentenced offenders, is increasing. Criminologists are struggling to understand these patterns of offending and victimization and how they can be prevented. Composed of original contributions by many of the top scholars in ...             The Warrior Image: Soldiers in American Culture from the Second World War to the Vietnam Era Andrew J. Huebner The University of North Carolina Press, 2008 Images of war saturated American culture between the 1940s and the 1970s, as U.S. troops marched off to battle in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Exploring representations of servicemen in the popular press, government propaganda, museum exhibits, literature, film, and television, Andrew Huebner traces the evolution of a storied American icon--the combat soldier. Huebner challenges the pervasive assumption that Vietnam brought ...             Bullying, Rejection, & Peer Victimization: A Social Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective Springer Publishing Company, 2009 Both children and adults who experience chronic peer victimization are at considerable risk for a host of adverse psychological consequences, including depression, aggression, even suicidal ideation. Bullying, Rejection, and Peer Victimization is the only book that addresses bullying across the developmental spectrum, covering child, adolescent, and adult populations. The contributors offer in-depth analyses on traditional aggression and ...             Christian Psychology's War on God's Word: The Victimization of the Believer8 reviews Jim Owen Timeless Texts, 2004 Approve I fully agree with the author's presentation of the problems created in a believer's walk with God when they have been exposed to psychological therapy in their past--Christian or not. We see it all the time in lay counseling/mentoring ministry. To the extent that they have embraced this methodology, they are incapable of denying self, taking up their cross and following Jesus as He directs. ...              search for books assessment, behavioral, childhood, christian, cognitive, contributing, emergencies, evaluating, evidence-based, forgiveness, generation, harassment, implications, interpersonal, interventions, neuroscience, northeastern, offenders, offending, perspective, perspectives, preventing, prevention, psychology, reflections, rejection, theological, treatment, understanding, victimization books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Reverend Billy C. Wirtz - Sermon From Bethlehem home  impressum - about us