SOC 3730 Study Guide - Final Guide: Presentence Investigation Report, High Standard Manufacturing Company, Bodily Harm

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3730
• Professor: Michelle Dumas

Document Summary

Here"s what i have for week 11, feel free to edit it or add more to it, i probs missed a lot of info. Historically: prior 1970, treated as evidence, not compensated, no input, no rights. Movements: 60s 70s, movements and activism for more rights for victims, compensated, more input and recommendations for sentencing and parole. Demands: compensation, restitution, finding ways to lessen the trauma, victim services. Primary victims: most identifiable, directly affected, property or themself. Indirectly, there when a crime takes place, witnesses, psychologically affected. Indirectly: family and friends of the victim, traumatized, emotional, financial and physical assistance (direct or indirect) Victimology - indirect (secondary) damage: secondary and tertiary victims (co-victims, recognized in the 90s, same psychological and psychosocial effects, family, even more pronounced if its a parent. If child dies, parents more likely to divorce: partners, take on lots of guilt (even more so will males) for not protecting partner, depression.