SOCI2663 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Victimology, Rape
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*review questions at end of chapters (they will help) Not only from violence, also includes: disease, car accident, disaster, and painful experience, witnessing certain situation, racism. Raised different emotions ex: anger, guilt, fear, and humiliation, feeling alone and abandoned. Scientific study of physical, emotional, and financial harm people suffer because of illegal activities andrew carmen. Covers victims of human rights violations, including victims of conventional crimes (elias) Different parameters: cries, accident, disaster, abuse of power (knudten) Definition from author of our textbook: someone who is harmed by another . People can become victims by being physically, financially, or emotionally harmed. Does not include animals; although they can be victims, they cannot communicate their experiences as effectively. Study of: victims of crime, victims of human rights, and victims of everything (garkawe) System of laws applied to all people. Before formalized system dealing with offenders, people were dealing with informal rules.
