CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Victimology, Restorative Justice, Toronto Police Service
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Victim is often viewed as an after thought. Branch of criminology that aims to understand victimization. Considers the victim within a psychological, social, cultural, and political context. Use of victimization surveys to understand the actual rates of victimization. Clicker what are some factors that would discourage a victim from reporting their victimization: fear of consequences, fear the(cid:455) (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e take(cid:374) seriousl(cid:455, the(cid:455) do(cid:374)"t thi(cid:374)k their (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)izatio(cid:374) (cid:449)as a (cid:271)ig deal, all of the above. Rates of violent victimization 2. 5x higher for lesbian and gay citizens. 4% of self-reported victimization incidents are believed to be hate based, often related to race. Victimization risk is 1. 5x higher for those between the ages of 15-24. Single people are 4x more likely to be violently victimized then those who are married. Women are at more risk of sexual assault. Men are at more rick for physical assault. Aboriginal people are 3x more likely to report having experience violent victimization.
