UNDERSTANDING CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION From Siegel‚ L.J. & Worrall J.L. [2012]. Introduction to Criminal Justice 13 th ed. One of the goals of criminology is to develop an understanding of the nature and cause of crime and victimization. Criminology is the scientific study of the nature‚ extent‚ cause‚ and control of criminal behavior‚ and seeks to develop an understanding of the nature and cause of crime and victimization. People choose to commit crime after weighing potential
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Who are the victims in a hate crime? Victimization does not end with the primary person that was attacked. The Laramie Project demonstrated how the entire community‚ and eventually the nation‚ of a little town in Wyoming was affected by the death of 22 year old Matthew Shepard in October‚ 1998. Secondary victims‚ who do not bear the physical pain‚ but endure the after effects and emotional pain‚ included Matthew’s parents‚ Deputy Sheriff Reggie Fluty (who was called to the crime scene and tended
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2 Victims and Crime Evaluation All over the world‚ people are pronged to become victims of an offense against themselves or their property violating them. Most of the time people decided not to report the offense to a police officer for many reasons fear of their lives‚ embarrassment‚ loved one hurt him or her‚ and are not citizens. While not reporting the offense to the police department it only creates more numbers for the National Crime Victimization Survey department to report instead of the
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Chapter 14 The Victim: Helping Those in Need Multiple Choice 1. Mary Vincent was a victim of a. identity theft and fraud. b. murder and robbery. c. rape and a gruesome assault. d. domestic abuse and theft. Answer: c 2. According to the state of California’s Constitution someone who suffers direct or threatened physical‚ emotional‚ or financial harm as the result of a commission or attempted commission of a crime or delinquent act is called a a. criminal
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Karmen emphasized the importance of media coverage and its impact on crime victims. Crime victims have been neglected but the media became a catalyst for change. Through media coverage‚ crime victims were empowered to take a stand and have a say in the justice system (Karmen‚ 2016). However‚ the proliferation of the media along with the intense competition within the business resulted to the insensitivity and mistreatment of crime victims. The case of Ernesto Ventura is a perfect example of the dichotomy
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Crime prevention and victimization prevention are similar in nature‚ but one is done to a larger scale. When discussing crime prevention‚ most people think of it as something that law enforcement does to combat crime. Whereas‚ this may be true‚ but it goes deeper than that. Yes‚ it is the proactive policies or initiative of police departments to attempt to reduce the damage that is caused by criminal activities within their jurisdiction. However‚ it is also the proactive initiatives of individuals
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There are five major theories of victimization. These theories discuss how victims and victimization are major focuses in the study of crime. They all share many of the same assumptions and strengths dealing with crime and its victims. The five major theories are Victim precipitation‚ Lifestyle‚ Equivalent group hypothesis‚ Proximity hypothesis‚ and Routine activities. Victim Precipitation assumes that "victims provoke criminals" and that "victims trigger criminal acts by their provocative behavior"
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being a victim of a crime there are a lot of different aspects that take effect in how much the victim will be affected. The type of crime‚ whether or not you were present at the time of the crime‚ and just what type of person you are all play a part in how becoming a victim of crime will affect your life. However studies show that in general one of the most affected victims are rape victims. Rape can have a devastating effect‚ both physically and emotionally on a victim. It can leave the victim scared
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Theories of Victimization (3) Melissa Marciano CRJ330-01 Dr. Dian Williams The greatest predictor of becoming a victim in the future is if a person was a victim in the past. For example‚ if a person was sexually molested as a child‚ it’s likely that person will become a victim of rape as an adult. David Finkelhor and Nancy Asigian suggest three types of characteristics increase a person’s potential for victimization: Target Vulnerability‚ Target Gratifiability‚ and Target Antagonism. Target
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anti-Muslim crimes to non-Muslims‚ like in January of 2008 when a 63 year old Sikh man was attacked outside of his temple by a man who used profanities and screamed‚ “Arab‚ go back to your country.” (Southern Poverty Law Center) The Sikh man had just exited a sanctuary of peaceful worship to be attacked and harassed by a xenophobic white man. Not only are these crimes targeted to people of Islamic origins‚ but also to those who may share the same skin tone. In the minds of these abusers‚ anyone who
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