part Section I: Theoretical and Historical Frameworks -- chapter 1 Becoming a Victim / chapter 2 The Meaning of Justice for Victims JO-ANNE WEMMERS -- chapter 3 The Evolution of a Young, Promising Discipline: Sixty Years of Victimology, a Retrospective and Prospective Look / chapter 4 History and a Theoretical Structure of Victimology / part Section II: Research Methods in Victimology -- chapter 5 Property Crimes and Repeat Victimization: A Fresh Look / chapter 6 Key Victimological Findings from the International Crime Victims Survey / chapter 7 Patterns of Communal Violence Victimization in South India: A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis / part Section III. Patterns of Victimization -- chapter 8 Secondary Victims and Secondary Victimization / chapter 9 Drugs and Alcohol in Relation to Crime and Victimization / chapter 10 Victims of Sex Trafficking: Gender, Myths, and Consequences / chapter 11 Occupational Victimization / chapter 12 Tourism and Victimization / part Section IV. Responses to Criminal Victimization -- chapter 13 Chaper 13. Victims and Criminal Justice in Europe / chapter 14 Lobbying for Rights: Crime Victims in Israel / chapter 15 Victim Services in the United States / chapter 16 Fear of Crime in the Republic of Ireland: Understanding Its Origins and Consequences / part Section V: Restorative Justice -- chapter 17 When Prisoners Leave: Victim–Offender Relationships in a Transitions Context / chapter 18 Death of a Metaphor? Healing Victims and Restorative Justice / chapter 19 The Healing Nature of Apology and Its Contribution toward Emotional Reparation and Closure in Restorative Justice Encounters / chapter 20 Exploring the Effects of Restorative Justice on Crime Victims for Victims of Confl ict in Transitional Societies / part Section VI: Victims and Social Divisions -- chapter 21 The Hidden Violent Victimization of Women / chapter 22 Images of Criminality, Victimization, and Disability / chapter 23 The Psychological Impact of Victimization: Mental Health Outcomes and Psychological, Legal, and Restorative Interventions / chapter 24 Culture and Wife Abuse: An Overview of Theory, Research, and Practice / chapter 25 The Idea of the Crime Victim as a Trojan Horse in the Swedish Social Services Act / chapter Conclusion