Fundamentals of Forensic Victimology: Insights into Crime, Trauma, and Justice

Monika Thakur · Chander Mohan Gupta · Eric Lambert

Sep 2025 · Springer Nature

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144

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This edited volume delves into the multifaceted field of victimology, exploring its historical roots, theoretical frameworks, and contemporary applications. It navigates through various forms of victimization, from intimate violence to stranger violence, shedding light on their prevalence and underlying causes. With a focus on psychological aspects and victim profiling, it equips readers with insights crucial for understanding and addressing the impact of crime on individuals and society.

Moreover, this book scrutinizes pressing issues such as sex trafficking and sexual offenses, offering comprehensive analyses and potential avenues for intervention. It also examines the role of forensic victimology in the legal arena, highlighting its significance in securing justice for victims.

Ideal for scholars, practitioners, and students in criminology, psychology, and law, this book serves as an invaluable resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of victimization and its implications for society.

About the author

Dr. Monika Thakur is a passionate researcher who is working on criminology with wide variety of issues. She is a great teacher and is in teaching assignment for last 9 years.

Dr. Chander Mohan Gupta is working at the current organization for last 10 years and carries 12 plus year of teaching experience and 6 years of corporate. He is inclined towards working of financial crimes and has published several papers around the globe. He is an aspiring writer who loves to write about life lessons.

Eric Lambert is a professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Northwest. He has a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York and has been a college professor for 20 years. Prior to this, he worked for the U.S. Department of Justice. He conducts research in the areas of criminal justice employees, public views of crime and punishment, and crime.

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