Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1: Constructing Victimhood in Culture and Law; What Is a Victim? The Metric of Damage; Victimisation as a Cultural Construct; Challenging Victimisation by the State and by the Criminal Justice System: The Official Labelling of Victims; Expanded Understandings of Victimhood Versus Legal Precision?; Victimisation as Narrative; Scope of This Volume: Constructing Victimhood in Culture and Law; References; 2: Victims in Public Policy

Rise of the Victim in Politics and Putting Victims at the Hear the Criminal Justice SystemVictim Policy Post 2010: Contents and Drivers; The New Governance of Victims; National Governance of Victims; The Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; The Victims; Ministers; Local Governance of Victims; Compensation Reform and the Responsibilisation of Offenders; The 2012 EU Directive and Updating the Victims; Code; Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Violence and Abuse; A Victim; Law?; Victim Governance and Victim Policy Post 2010: An Appraisal

Brexit an BeyondReferences; 3: Support Services for Victims in England & Wales; Victims and Their Need for Support; The Changing Face of Victim Support; The Commissioning Framework for Localised Victim Services; Assessing Victims; Needs Locally; Methodologies Employed by PCCs to Assess Local Need; Findings from Local Assessments of Victims; Needs; Examining the Wider Work of PCCs with Victims; Nationally Commissioned Services; The National Homicide Service; Victims of Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery; Support for Victims of Rape and Other Sex Crimes

Domestic and Sexual ViolenceThe New Era of Victim Support; References; 4: Victims and the Criminal Justice Process; Theorising Victims and Victim;Participation; Within the Criminal Justice Process; Criminal Process as Cultural Narrative; Participation of Victims; Approaching the Police and Police Investigations; Supporting Homicide Survivors; Prosecution Decisions and the Role of the CPS; Supporting Victims at Court; In theA Courtroom: Victims as Witnesses; Extending Special Measures; Pre-recorded Cross-Examination; Rape Shield Laws

Victims in Criminal Court: Structured Mayhem?Crime Victims in the Civil Court; Victims and the Sentencing Process; After-Trial Support and Explanation of Outcome; Support on Parole/Release of Offenders; A Victim-Focused Criminal Justice System?; References; 5: Victim Compensation, Restitution and Restorative Justice; State Compensation; Justifications and Purpose of State Compensation Schemes; State Compensation Schemes: Restricted Within Cultural Boundaries?; Restitution and the Victim Surcharge; Restorative Justice; Redress to Victims in a Cultural Context; References