CJ 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Victimology
8 Jan 2017
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Victimology- a field of criminology that examines the role the victim plays in precipitating a criminal incident and the impact of crimes on victims. Economic factors largely determine where people live, work, and seek recreation. Some must live in crime-prone areas, cannot afford security devices to protect their homes, cannot avoid contact with people who are prone to crime, or cannot spend their leisure time in safe areas, Poor and minorities face a greater risk of being victimized because they are likely to live in inner city pones with hight rates of street crime, People with higher incomes have more lifestyle-exposure choices open to them and can avoid risky situations. Violent crime occurs mainly in large cities, where the violent crime victimization rate is. 20. 8 per 1,000 people for those living in urban areas, compared with 18. 6 per 1,000 in suburbs and 16. 4 in rural areas.
