SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Victim Impact Statement, Crisis Intervention, Witness Protection
16 Jan 2017
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A subfield of criminology that focuses on the relationship between victims and perpetrators and between victims and the cjs. Romanian defense lawyer benjamin mendelsohn is credited as the father of victimology (1930s) Hans von hetig"s work is acknowledged as advancing the field of victimology (late 1940s) 1948 book: criminal and his victim: many crimes result from relationship problems. Myth that we are a victim by strangers. More likely to be a victim of people that we are surrounded by. Recent survey 1/5 canadians women provoke their sexual assault by being drunk. Through their actions or inactions some people increase their likelihood of victimization (provoking examples) Ghomeshi (victims flirted were with before the trial) Age: younger people (15-24) are most likely victims. Gender: with the exception of sexual assault, men are more likely to be victims of crime (true for all major crimes) Income/social class: high-income households (,000+) more likely to be target of property crime.
