Download or read book Social and Psychological Consequences of Violent Victimization written by R. Barry Ruback and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2001-05-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book's one-of-a-kind focus on both the psychological and social impact of crime makes it an invaluable supplementary text for criminal justice and criminology courses dealing with victimization, violent crimes and the criminal justice process. Psychology courses dealing in law and crime also benefit from this text, which features discussion questions, end-of-chapter summaries, and special topic boxes. The book will also interest professionals in victims' services, crime prevention, criminal justice, and social work.