ACR102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Liaison Officer, Victim Impact Statement, Victimisation
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The sanctified persona of the suffereing victim has become a valued commodity in the circuits of political and media exchange, and real individuals are now placed in front of the cameras and invited to play this role. Ho(cid:449) do (cid:449)e k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:858)(cid:449)ho(cid:859): prior to 2009: abs crime and safety survey, since 2010: abs publication crime victimisation, aus, aic annual aus crime: facts and figures. Recored rates of property crime are typically four times higher than recorded rates of crime against the person. Why does media and political discourse focus primarily upon crimes against the person. Men are more likely to be a victim of crime than women. In 2012 the majority of victims of these crimes were male: homicide vicitms (67%, robbery (72%, blackmail/extortion (59%) By contrast: 84% sexual assault vicitms female, 58% of kidnapping female, female more likely to be assaulted by a family member, males more likely to be assaulted by stranger.
