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
90
about of all violent death in the nation two gang capital
half
three bais
personal experiences legacy of the discipline itself mood of victim