Victimology

Question 1

Victimology

Answer 1

Study of victims which attempts to identify who is most likely to be a victim and why.

Question 2

Evidence that the CJS is more victim centred

Answer 2

Growing emphasis on restorative justice, policy on how the police must record crime, victim support.

Question 3

Evaluation of victimology: Negative

Answer 3

Not all victims are treated equally by the CJS e.g. domestic abuse victims. Some victims denied the label victim as they blamed their own victimisation.

Question 4

Effects of victimisation

Answer 4

Physical and emotional impact, creation of indirect victims, waves of harm, secondary victimisation and fear of victimisation.

Question 5

Patterns of victimisation

Answer 5

Class - Deprived adults more likely to be victim of violent crime.
Age - Young people most likely to be victims of DA.
Gender - 90% of DV victims are women.
Ethnicity - Most hate crimes are due to someone’s ethnic background.
Religion - 50% religiously motivated hate crimes are against Muslims.