SOC201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Stigma, Labeling Theory, Psychopathology
1 Oct 2013
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Victimology emerged as a scientific subject of study right after wwii. With the research of mendelsohn and von hentig victimology became a distinct field of study from criminology. Early theories focused on typologies of crime victims (grouping ppl into categories) A focus on the ways in which a victim may contribute knowingly or unknowingly to his/her victimization. Many victimization theories attempted to explain variations in victimization risks. In theoretical criminology, vold categorized theories that relate to victimology. Natural disasters were considered a result of interference from the spirit world. When harm was a result of human action, justice centered around revenge. Emerged from the age of enlightenment (around 1700"s) Humans needed to be protected against the oppression of existing institutions (justice system) These new ways of thinking about an individual"s relationship with the state. Were influenced by the writings of hobbes, locke, montesquieu and roussequ. Ceasare bonesana marches de beccaria"s wrote, on crimes and punishment (1764)
