SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: White-Collar Crime, Illicit Cigarette Trade, Extortion

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Ryan Broll

Document Summary

Victimology: a sub eld of criminology that focuses on the relationship between victims and perpetrators, and between victims and the cjs. Romanian defence lawyer benjamin mendelsohn is credited as the father of victimology" (1930"s) Hans von hetig"s work is acknowledged as advancing the eld of victimology (late 1940"s) Most offences happen with the attacker being someone you know. Victim precipitation theory: through their actions or inactions, some people increase their likelihood of victimization (ex. the belief that women provoke sexual victimization by wearing certain clothes) 1 in 5 canadians believe that women drinking leads to sexual assault, along with irting, or wearing a skirt. Older people (65+) are least likely to be victims. With exception of sexual assault, men are more likely to be victims of crime. High-income households ( 000+) more likely to be target of property crime. Married people are less likely to be crime victims ( turning points ) [change in lifestyle]