ideal victims seminar

Question 1

what does the ideal victim model focus on?

Answer 1

societal reaction and public perception
- which result in the public feeling as though some are more deserving of sympathy and are viewed as more legitimate than others

Question 2

christie model highlights what 6 criterias which influence whether some victims are viewed with more sympathy and legitimacy than others. according to this model an ideal victim is:

Answer 2

1. weaker than the offender (e.g. children, elderly, women)
2. going about their normal day to day business
3. not to blame in any way for what happened to them
4. not known to the offender - the offender is a stranger
5. the victim of someone who is clearly deviant
6. the victim is not a threat to the dominant social norms or values

Question 3

what is christies model not making claims of?

Answer 3

not making moral claims that some victims are viewed as more legitimate than others
- rather the model was based on christies observation of public perception

Question 4

when was christies model developed?

Answer 4

1980s so may be outdated

Question 5

what point in christies model is the article most focused on?

Answer 5

3. that ideal victims are not to blame in any ways for what happened to them

Question 6

why were victims overlooked by criminologists

Answer 6

preoccupation with trying to understand why people commit crimes

Question 7

what was the ashley madison data breach

Answer 7

-stolen details of 37 million customers
- data breac

Question 8

why was AM data breach a significant event

Answer 8

because of the character of the website and sensitive nature of data released

Question 9

what was the ashley madison website about

Answer 9

well known website which facilitates extramarital affairs

Question 10

what was the tagline for AM webiste

Answer 10

life is short

Question 11

what was the alleged motive behind the data breach

Answer 11

the alleged motive behind the data breach concerned the infidelity promoted and enabled by the website and perceived immorally of the customers

Question 12

what leaked info was there

Answer 12

sexuality
preferences
fantasies
compromising photos

Question 13

why was the outcome different to normal data breach outcomes

Answer 13

due to the adulterous nature of the website and being labelled a cheat and morally corrupt

Question 14

if you had an email address associated with the website did this mean the person actually subscribed

Answer 14

no

Question 15

what discourse is presented in the article

Answer 15

a victim blaming discourse operated in the aftermath of the incident
contrasting discourse which sought to refocus attention from perceived guilt and immorality of the victims onto the actual offenders

Question 16

victim precipitation theory frames analysis through what understanding

Answer 16

through understanding the role of the victim in their circumstances and how they contributed to the incident

Question 17

how is differential recognition of victims exemplified through the work of christie
what statement

Answer 17

states being a victim is not a thing, an objective phenomenon. It will not be the same to all people… it has to do with the participants definitions of the situation

Question 18

are the victims of AM breach fitting within the characteristics of christies ideal victim model

Answer 18

they do not fit within this characteristics but instead
- largely seen as culpable in their victimisation through the subscription to the website, premised on its adulterous nature

Question 19

articles presents research findings from what analysis

Answer 19

qualitative analysis of what happened in newsprint media

Question 20

what was the first discourse of victim blaming

Answer 20

that victim blaming whereby victims were not seen to be victims due to the adulterous nature of the website

Question 21

what was the second discourse challenging victim blaming

Answer 21

attempts to challenge this victim blaming by attempting to shift focus back to the offenders and criminality of the events which took place

Question 22

why are all victims not seen as equal

Answer 22

based on the nature of offences and characteristics of both the victim and offender there is a potential that victims will be blamed and held responsible for any loss or harm suffered

Question 23

how many articles defended the victim in some way

Answer 23

33

Question 24

how many articles both blamed victims and defends victims

Answer 24

9

Question 25

notion of victim precipitation by wilcox examines role of victim in their victimisation

Answer 25

shows dominant focus of those exposed being on the website in the first place
- argues that if they were not seeking an affair and subscribing to the website then there would have been no issue

Question 26

what was largely ignored due to the focus being on the those labelled cheaters

Answer 26

offenders

Question 27

what does prudentialism broadly advocate

Answer 27

that individuals should be responsible for their own actions and take actions to reduce the likelihood of a negative outcome

Question 28

apply (1) weaker than the offender to AM

Answer 28

we don’t know as there are 36 million people so some could fit
DOESN’T APPLY - UNKNOWN

Question 29

apply (2) going about their normal day to day business

Answer 29

secretive website that regular person following social norms wouldn’t conventionally do
evident in the societal reaction and public perception against the victims
DOESN’T APPLY

Question 30

(3) Not to blame in any way for what happened to them

Answer 30

CAN APPLY
those exposed through AM breach were seen to contravene christies notion of the ideal victim
- christie argues ideal victim is one who is seen not to be blameworthy in any way of their victimisation

Question 31

(4) not known to the offender

Answer 31

true offender was a stranger

Question 32

(5) victim of someone who is clearly deviant

Answer 32

true
act of publicly exploiting these peoples personal information online is extremely outrageous, deviant, criminal

Question 33

(6) victim is not a threat to the dominant social norms or values

Answer 33

victim is not a threat because it is their own private busienss never meant to be exploited
but can also be a threat as adultery is against the socia norms and values that you shouldnt cheat on your partner