ATS2469 Study Guide - Final Guide: Victimisation, Victimology, Victim Blaming
8 Nov 2013
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Largely comprised of men until 70s before it was thought if a woman was raped it was precipitated by herself. Stream 1: penal/interactionism blames the victim. Stream 2: general/assistance-orientated says that the status of the victim is too readily claimed by persons suffering from minor problems, and that it undermines personal responsibility (tries to reduce and prevent victimhood). Hentig: victims treated as participants of crime, classified them according to their involvement. Interested in how victims precipitate crimes of violence (how they became involved): always interested in constructing a situation of a victim where they were responsible. Identified factors in victims that lead to a victim status. Nagal: coined a victim illogical notion, they need reconciliation together. Fattah: coined the age of penal victimology, looked at social processes after engagement with the criminal law, defined by the criminal law of the victim (talk about the victim when they engage in it).
