Challenging Notions : Critical Victimology in Canada

This groundbreaking work critically explores the world of victims and asks: How do we define and understand victims?

Dr Landau demonstrates that the study of victimology raises many challenging intellectual and practical issues, such as the relationship between the victim and the state, the inherently moral dimensions of victim status, and the influence of various forms of social inequality on our understanding of, and response to, victimisation.

With an emphasis on up-to-date Canadian content and data, this book is sure to be of interest to victims' rights advocates and general readers alike.