CRM 202 Midterm: CRM202: Mid Term Review
10 Feb 2017
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Tuesday jan 17: definitions of victims and victimology. Early as 15th century living creature that was killed and offered as sacrificed. 1690: someone who was tortured, hurt, killed. 1718: someone who was oppressed or taken advantage of. 1830: someone who experiences injury, harm, loss or hardship. Textbook definition: a person who is killed, injured or otherwise harmed by another as a result of an accident or other event or as a result of a crime. Victims and harm have been studied by various disciplines and groups for the past century. Last 20-30 years victimilogy as an academic field of study has emerged. (cid:862)is the stud(cid:455) of (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)s a(cid:374)d the so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h the(cid:455) e(cid:454)ist(cid:863) (cid:894) (cid:272)ott, (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1005), (cid:1008)(cid:895) Victims are various and multiple ideas/theories of victimization exist. Offers theories of crime that describe and explain crime, offenders actions and crime prevention, contexts and challenges faced by offenders.
