Khanpasole, Pravin S., Khanpasole, Jyoti P., Chong, Mark David, and Hoffensetz, Katherine (2017) Supporting and assisting victims of crime: the Indian scenario. In: Chong, Mark David, and Francis, Abraham P., (eds.) Demystifying Criminal Justice Social Work in India. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, pp. 165-192.

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Abstract

[Extract] Being victimised by crime is not an unusual occurrence and, in fact, people are touched by it in every section of society. It is a blight that is widely distributed in developed as well as developing countries. In layman's terms, crime denotes an unlawful act punishable by the state, and to that extent, every country has a criminal or penal code prohibiting undesirable acts, that is, crimes against either individuals or society as a whole (White, Perrone, & Gillespie, 2010). While this definition appears to be fairly simple, it is actually a very complex phenomenon that is socially constructed, that is, what constitutes a crime may differ in time, space and culture (Winfree & Abadinsky, 2010).

Item ID:	44575
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-93-860-6247-5
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Funders:	Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences (FAESS), James Cook University (JCU)
Projects and Grants:	FAESS Grant Scheme
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2017 04:14
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4402 Criminology > 440218 Victims @ 50% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4204 Midwifery > 420403 Psychosocial aspects of childbirth and perinatal mental health @ 50%
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