Victimology
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- Created on: 13-03-14 15:57
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- Victims of Crime
- Positivist Victimology
- Identify Social & Psychological characteristics of victims= more vunrable.
- [Hentig] identified 13 characteristics of victims e.g. females, elderly or mentally subnormal
- therefore; victims 'invite' victimisation by being the kind of person they are. e.g. style factors such as victims who display their wealth.
- [Hentig] identified 13 characteristics of victims e.g. females, elderly or mentally subnormal
- Identify Social & Psychological characteristics of victims= more vunrable.
- Critical Victimology
- Focuses> 1) Structural Factors e.g. patriarchy + poverty= places groups such as women/poor at Higher risk Victimisation.
- [Mawby + Walklate] victimisation is form of Structural Powerlessness.
- Focuses> 1) Structural Factors e.g. patriarchy + poverty= places groups such as women/poor at Higher risk Victimisation.
- Positivist Victimology
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