ADMJ 0600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anti-Social Behaviour, Victimology

• School: Pitt
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: ADMJ 0600
• Professor: Louis Gentile

Document Summary

Victimology: study if a victim"s role in criminal events. Victimologist: criminologists who focus on the victim"s of crimes. Economic loss- total loss due to crime amounts to billion annually. Blaming the victim- may suffer innuendos or insinuations from friends or family who suggest they are to blame for what happened. Post-traumatic stress disorder: psychological reaction to a highly stressful event; symptoms may include depression, anxiety, flashbacks, and recurring nightmares. Fear- of the crime happening again or other crimes that could happen. Cycle of violence: victims of crime, especially victims of childhood abuse, are more likely to commit crimes themselves. Rape and assault typically occur after 6pm, but other violent crimes are more likely to happen in an open, crowded space during the day. Household- larger, african american, western, rural home are most vulnerable to crime. Gender, age, social status, race and ethnicity, marital status and repeat victimization.