ENG 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Global Issue, Université De Montréal
Document Summary
Original meaning: refers to a person or animal put to death during a ceremony in order to appease some supernatural power. Today: refers to individual suffers, experiences injury, loss etc. You can become a victim of anything but some examples include natural disasters, social contexts etc. Any kind of injustice means that there are some victims involved. An asymmetrical impersonal relationship that is abusive, painful, destructive and unfair. While a crime is in progress, criminal temporarily force their victims to play roles that mimic the dynamics between predator and prey, winner and loser and even master and slave. The scientific study of the physical, emotional and financial harm people suffer because of illegal activities. Investigate the victims plight (what happens to them, how they react etc. ) They carry out research into the publics political, social and economic reactions to the plight of the victims. They study how victims are handled by officials and agencies within the criminal justice system.
