More than 600 women and girls have been murdered and more than 1,000 have disappeared in the Mexican state of Chihuahua since 1993. Violence against women has increased throughout Mexico and in other countries, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Peru. Law enforcemen…
Over the past two decades, parts of Latin America, including Mexico & Argentina, have witnessed a disturbing rise in violence against women, including homocide. This collection examines the scope of this problem & considers the disinterest shown by many law enforcement bodies.
"The study of victims of crime is a central concern for criminologists around the world. In recent years, some victimologists have become increasingly engaged in positivist debates on the differences between victims and non-victims, how these differences can be measured and what…
"The study of victims of crime is a central concern for criminologists around the world. In recent years, some victimologists have become increasingly engaged in positivist debates on the differences between victims and non-victims, how these differences can be measured and what…
"The study of victims of crime is a central concern for criminologists around the world. In recent years, some victimologists have become increasingly engaged in positivist debates on the differences between victims and non-victims, how these differences can be measured and what…
Victimology: research, policy and activism
Sharing Our Stories of Survival is a comprehensive treatment of the socio-legal issues that arise in the context of violence against native women-written by social scientists, writers, poets, and survivors of violence.
"The contributors to this book--a general introduction to the social and legal issues invovled in acts of violence against Native women--are lawyers, social workers, social scientists, writers, poets, and victims. In the United States, Native women are more likely than women fro…
Violencia y periodismo regional en México
"Despite Western society's preoccupation with safety and protection, its most vulnerable members still lack access to the level of security that many of us take for granted. In this trailblazing study, Laura Huey illustrates the issue of a 'security gap' faced by increasing home…
Jugendliche als Täter und Opfer von Gewalt