victimology Flashcards
individual who suffer injuries losses or hardships for any reason
victims
crime victims are harmed by
illegal acts
is an asymmeretrical interpersonal relationship that is abusive painful destructive parastical and unfair
like predator and pray
master slave
winner looser
victimization
is the scientific study fo the physical emotional and financial harm people
of particular importance is how victims are handled by officials and agencies withingthe rimnal justice sutem especially their interactions with police officers detectives prosecutors defense attorney judges jurors probation an dparole officers and even member of parole boards
must be basedsocial science it must be evidence based
victiomology
to the plight of victims since issues are approached from the stand point of morality ethics philosophy personalized reactions and intense emtoiotions lack of compaction
subjective approach
is the halmark of any social scientifc endeavor transcen their person feelings experiences and draw conclusions form solid evidence and verified facts
objectivity approach
expierence he criminal act and its consequences firsthand
direct or primary victims
are not immediately involved or physically injured injured in confontation
indirect or secondary victims
are exposed to emregencies and trauma on such a routine basis that they also can be considered secondary or indirect victims
first responder and rescue workers who race to crime scene
reseach explore how
the legal system is handled
weaker in comparison ot the aggressor wrongdoe was unprovoked derserving of assistance and empowerment ith in the criminal justice decision making process is socially constructed
ideal type
some victims and criminal temorarily have switched roles that people who routinely engage inillegal activities are more likely to get hurt than their law abiding coutnerparts
victim offender overlap
more than % of the accuse killers had criminal records and of those whom they murdered more than half had previously arrest according to an analysis of NYPD files
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about of all violent death in the nation two gang capital
half
three bais
personal experiences legacy of the discipline itself mood of victim
scientific study of
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ideology
is the outlook of people who share a sens of common victimhood
victism
emphasis on followign the proper ways of gather and interpreting data
crimologist and victimologist
apply thier findign sdevise local regioanl and national crime prevention strategies
criminologist
scrutinize th patterns and trends tehy detct to identify other people misortune and mistake s
victimologist
scientific study of illegal activiies offender thier victims their origin and function of criminal law the actual operations of crinal justice system and societal reactions to the crime problem
criminology
much crimnology can be characterized
offenderology
focus primarily upon street cirem both victims and offender mus the held accountable for their decisions and acito nself reliance i s facore coutnoing on governmental assistance personal responsibility for their own safety and for defending themselves law breakers mus be punished inproportion to suffering ghte inflicted on the vicimts
conservative tendency
stetchign beyond street cirme to include coroporate corruption endose societal intervention through the instrument of government extend the safety net mechanism of the welfare state cusion shocks andlosses due to all kinds of misfortuens include crimes resotative justice is the focus radical conflict perspective victimization arises fro the exploitative and oppressive relation polluters owners ad managers ofhazardous workplaces
liberal tendency
studies are undertaken when very little is known about somenew form of victimization like ransomware attackes
exploratory
studies are quantitative fact finding unertakins that address basic questions such as who where when and how
descriptive
studeies tacke tougher questions by anazling why di dti happen
explanatory
resarch attempts t oasses whether some device program treatment policy law or other intervention action works as intended i nthe real world
evaluation
emphasisez the imporatace of personalites
psychological orientation
focuses onlaw regulation an procedures
legal and crimnal justice orientaton
look to the past and tyr to tace development right tuntiol the present
historian
often study sociiteis taht are far away and that existed long ago
anthropoligist
focus on finances gian benefits costs expense and losses
economist
4 steps of how structure a victimological investigation
1 define identify and describe th eproblem
2 estimate the true imensiton of ht problems
43investigate how wvitims and their offenders interacted
4 analyze the efindign and their policy implication
