Victimology
- Created by: ecotts
- Created on: 04-04-18 12:57
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- Victimology
- 1 in 4 people are likely to be a victim of crime
- Gender
- Women worry more than men about being victims of burglary and violent crime
- Women are more likely then men to be victims of intimate crimes i.e sexual assault, **** domestic violence
- 92% of **** victims are women in which only 10% of all ****s are reported
- 6% of reports lead to convictions
- Age
- Older men and women are least likely to be victims of violent crimes
- Young people are more likely to be both victims and offenders of crime
- 16-24 year olds are 9x more likely to be victims of crime than those ages 75+
- 27% of 10-25 year olds are victims of personal crimes such as assault without injury and theft
- Older men and women are least likely to be victims of violent crimes
- Ethnic
- Ethnic minorities made up 23% of homicide victims in 2007-10, more than twice the white population
- this inadequately rises to 4x higher for black people
- Black and asian people are 14x more likely to be victims of racially motivated incidents that whites
- Honour crimes and forced marriages are linked to ethnic minors and women are more the victims
- Ethnic minorities made up 23% of homicide victims in 2007-10, more than twice the white population
- Class
- Those with least power, most deprived and less valuable possessions are those most likely to be victims
- those who steal from the poor are mainly other poor people
- Highest victimisation rates are found among unemployed, low income families
- and in areas of social disorder with widespread graffiti, rubbish and litter
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