Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Identifying Patterns and Trends examines current topics in victimology and explores the main issues surrounding them. Key topics include: intimate partner violence and dating violence, rape and sexual assault on the college campus, Internet victimization, elder abuse, victimization of inmates, repeat and poly-victimization, fear of crime and perceived risk of crime, human trafficking, mass shootings, and child-to-parent violence. Each chapter includes information about the specific topic, including the nature of the issues, trends, current research, policy, current issues, and future challenges.

Contributions by: Gaylene S. Armstrong, Kathryn A. Branch, Jaclyn M. Cwick, Elizabeth Dretsch, Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick, Tonisha R. Jones, Soriyah Khan, Daniel R. Lee, Sadie J. Mummert, Johnny Nhan, Shannon Womer Phaneuf, Kirsten A. Piatak, Jason Spraitz, Sheryl Strasser, Susannah N. Tapp, John P. Walsh, Lindsey E. Wylie