SOCI 2301 Lecture Notes - National Crime Victimization Survey, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Parental Controls
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Discuss the greatest problems faced by crime victims. Analyze the victim"s role in the crime process. Compare and contrast the most important theories of victimization. Assess programs dedicated to caring for the victim. Articulate why there is a need for victims" rights. The national crime victimization survey (ncvs) estimates 20 million theft and violence victimizations occur annually in the united states. Taken together, property and productivity losses run in the hundred of. Victims may suffer losses in earning and occupational attainment. Both boys and girls are more likely to engage in violent behavior if. They were the target of physical abuse. Were exposed to violent behavior among the adults they knew. Or lived with or were exposed to weapons. Victimization is receiving; aggression is displaying; bullying adds the power imbalance and repetition, - james ostrav, u. of buffalo. Posttraumatic stress disorder: a condition whose symptoms include depression, anxiety, and self-destructive behavior.
