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Positivist Victimology Flashcards

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Victim proneness

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Identifies characteristics of individuals or groups that make them more vulnerable to victimisation

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Victim precipitation

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Suggests victims are actively involved in or to blame for victimization

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What does Tierney suggest

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Positivist approach involves identifying in the characteristics or circumstances of victims making them different from non-victims

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How has positivist criminology been criticised?

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  1. Tends to blame victims rather than offenders
  2. Downplays role of law
  3. Focuses too much on characteristics of individuals
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