SOCI 2520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Victim Impact Statement, Extortion, Victims Family
10 Jan 2017
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Victimology: the study of victims and their contributory role, if any, in the criminal event. Victim-proneness: the degree of a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s likelihood of (cid:448)ictimization. Ha(cid:374)s (cid:448)o(cid:374) he(cid:374)tig (cid:449)rote, (cid:862)the (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373) shapes a(cid:374)d molds the (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al(cid:863). He also (cid:449)rote of (cid:862)(cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373) areas,(cid:863) or parts of the country to which tourists and others with money are drawn. Similarly attracted are the criminals who prey upon them. Lifestyle model: the theory that the likelihood that an individual will suffer a personal victimization depends heavily on the concept of lifestyle, which is influenced by social roles. Opportunity model: the contention that the risk of criminal victimization depends largely on people"s lifest(cid:455)le a(cid:374)d dail(cid:455) a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities that (cid:271)ri(cid:374)g the(cid:373) a(cid:374)d their propert(cid:455) i(cid:374)to direct contact with potential offenders in the absence of capable guardians. Ezzat fattah integrated the various lifestyle/opportunity theories into a comprehensive scheme: 1. Some victims do not successfully adapt to the victimization experience, and a maladaptive reorganizational stage may last for many years.
