SOCI 2450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anti-Social Behaviour, Value Over Replacement Player, Crisis Intervention
19 Jun 2020
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1980s: victims" rights movement grew out of feminist movement. Victims: passive recipients of criminals anger, greed, frustration. 1960s: victim"s own behavior important to crime process. General social survey (gss: victimization covered at 5 year intervals. Victim survey (gss-vs: complements police reported crime, estimate extent of victimization on 8 types of offences, 25% of canadians age 15+ were victims (7. 4 million) Economic loss: gss-vs: crime cost canada billion, cost mostly affects victims. System abuse: abuse suffered by justice system, police interviews, knowledge of case, not returned property, economic hardships, destructive treatment sexual assault victims. Long term stress: effects of abuse (psychological, sexual, physical, post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd, physical disabilities. Fear: reporting abuse, repeat attacks, communities fearful after violent incidents. Antisocial behavior: victims more likely to commit crime themselves, cycle of violence. Risk of violent victimization increases when engaged in activities outside of home. Gender: equal likely: male/female, rates different depending on crime.
