Victimology

Question 1

Victim Participation Theory

Answer 1

victim behaviours or actions can unintentionally contribute to their own victimization.

Question 2

Von Hentig’s Victim Typologies

Answer 2

Participating: victims who are directly involved in situations that may lead to their victimization.
Non-Participating: Victims who are more passive in their own victimization.
Predisposed: Those believed to have certain vulnerabilities making them more likely to become victims.

Question 3

Ideal Victim

Answer 3

Seen as innocent, these individuals encode societal sympathy

Question 4

Complex Victim

Answer 4

May have backgrounds or circumstances that. Don’t align with societal stereotypes of innocence.