ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Victimisation, Crime Mapping, Sexual Assault

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Administration Of Justice
• Course: ADJUS-120
• Professor: sinsel

Document Summary

Males are both the main victims and perpetrators of violent crimes. Males more likely to be the victim (and offender) in violent crime. Females more likely to be the victims of sexual assault. A significant proportion of violent crime is committed by family members or people known to the victim, but there are gender differences for some offence categories. For sexual assault, males (72. 3%) and females (70. 6%) were similarly likely to be victimised by someone they know. Similar to offending, the peak ages for being a victim of crime are mid-to-late teens through to early 20s. After mid 20s the risk of victimisation generally decreases with age. Multiple explanations, but include that as people age they are less likely to be in places where victimisation is more likely to occur e. g late night / early morning night club precincts. Many victims of crime are victimised more than once. Frequently of risky places" such as pubs and nightclubs.