After the Crime:: Victim Decision Making

by Martin S. Greenberg, R. Barry Ruback

Overview

Analyzing the findings of 20 studies, involving more than 5,000 people, this book explores the decision making process of the crime victim in the immediate aftermath of victimization. Using a broad range of innovative research techniques, the authors assess the effects of rape, robbery, burglary, and theft on individuals from diverse nationalities and ethnic backgrounds. This work will be of value to people who work directly with crime victims, and to researchers who are interested in the process of decision making under stressful circumstances.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306441608
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	01/01/1992
Series:	Perspectives in Law and Psychology Series , #9
Edition description:	Psychology
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction. An Experimental Approach to Victim Decision Making. Experimental Studies on the Role of Social Influence in Victim Decision Making. Eyewitness Identification by Theft Victims. Analyses Across Experimental Studies. Normative Expectations for Calling the Police. Archival Analyses. Self-Reports: Surveying Crime Victims. A Model of Crime Victim Decision Making. Summary and Implications of the Research. Appendix: A Lawsuit Against the Researchers. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Describes the findings from 20 studies designed to explore decision making by crime victims in the immediate aftermath of the victimization, as well as the role played by emotions and social influences in this process. An important question, of course, is whether they will report the crime. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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