victims of crimes

Chyna is witness to a brutal homicide and, in her efforts to escape, learns the identity of the killer's next intended victim. Although common sense tells her to run for her life, she is compelled to try and rescue the young girl targeted for murder.

Relates accounts of teen violence in school, at home, among friends, and in public places, and offers information for victims about what to do and where to get help.

Provides information about the crime of stalking, and offers advice on how victims of stalkers can use the law to protect themselves.

Examines current trends in criminal behavior and victim response explaining techniques people can use to avoid harm.

Sean, the victim of a hold-up, finds he likes the thrill of danger and his risk-taking leads him to a bad part of town where he comes into dangerous contact with the original armed robbers.

Reviews seven cases of serial murder through contemporary newspaper reports in order to examine how communities respond to the knowledge that there is a killer in their midst.

Presents opposing viewpoints involving the issues surrounding violence against women, providing an overview of global violence and solutions to control sexual offenders.

Seventeen-year-old Francis Ross disappears the same day his mother discovers the body of his friend Laurent Jammet, sending Mrs. Ross and a half-Indian trapper named William Parkeron a journey across the frozen landscape to find the murderer, her son, and two sisters who went missing years before.

An alphabetically arranged collection of photographs and brief biographical sketches from the "Portaits of Grief" feature of the "New York Times, " which for several months profiled men and women who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Also includes lists of all those who were killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 on that day.