01:202:327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Victimless Crime, Victimology, Forensic Science

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: 01:202:327
• Professor: Mark Desire

Document Summary

Victim as a negative label: survivor is the more appropriate term for a sexual assault victim, victim is viewed as a negative label, need them to want to le report and press charges, empower them. Monday, october 1, 2018: conditions coming together. Public perception: csi effect: public believes things happen quickly and forensics are quick and easy to get. Child witness: need victim services, any survivor of assault is going to need help, common responses from a child victim, confusion, self-blame, betrayal, powerlessness. Why children don"t disclose: working with the guardian, prepare the child for court. Underserved populations: barriers between victim and law enforcement, language, reluctance, when the rapist is a supervisor, community trust, victim is blamed. Victim community: foreign born, gay/lesbian, homeless, male victims, elderly, physical or mental impairments, drug users, prostitutes. Modes of attack: trick, surprise, rush, incapacitate. Levels of risk: low, no one nearby, no cameras, wearing a mask, medium, high, multiple people, crowded area.