victimology

Question 1

what are the factors in patterns of victimisation

Answer 1

Class
Age
Ethnicity
Gender
repeat victimisation

Question 2

the different arguments for victimology

Answer 2

Positivist victimology
critical victimology
impact of victimology

Question 3

Explain positivist victimology

Answer 3

focus on interpersonal crime + how people contribute to their own victimisation

victims invite their victimisation due to type of person they are

Victim precipitation - victims as they provoked something

Question 4

explain critical victimology

Answer 4

Structural factors - patriarchy + poverty put people at greater risk of victimisation

states power to label victim - some may not be labelled victims due to social construct

Question 5

explain Impact of victimisation

Answer 5

crime creates indirect victims - family
hate crime - waves of harm in community
secondary victimisation - in CJS - rape victims poorly treated