Crime Victims

Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology, 10th Edition, is a textbook by Andrew Karmen that examines the experiences of crime victims. Published by Cengage Learning, the volume explores how individuals navigate the aftermath of crime and interact with legal authorities.

The text investigates the ways the criminal justice system manages victims, examines the core aims of the victims' rights movement, and considers future directions in the field. These discussions are contextualized through statistical findings from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report alongside the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey.

To complement national data trends, the textbook incorporates case studies designed to humanize victims' personal accounts and illustrate their interactions with legal institutions.