victimology

Question 1

what is victim proneness

Answer 1

characteristics that make someone more vulnerable
app- hans von hentig- 13 characteristics, female, elderly, victims invite victimsation

Question 2

what is victim precipitation

Answer 2

victims are involved and to blame for their vctimsation
app-wolfgang, 26% of homicides involved this, victim triggered events leading to this eg being first to use violence

Question 3

exploitation ofw/c

Answer 3

victims of crime that happens in the crimogenic enviro theyre forced to live in due to lack of money and victims of the bougeiorse

Question 4

states power

Answer 4

the state decides whos a victim and who isnt, app- before 1991 was legal to rape wife, safety crimes are explained by accident prone workers

Question 5

who are the victims

Answer 5

ethnicity-black people 14 times more likely to be victim of racially motivated crime
gender- woman victims of dv, sex crimes, stalking
age-older people are at risk of abuse, nursing homes