CRIM 1125 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Victimology, Sexual Dysfunction

• School: Langara College
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 1125
• Professor: Robert Feenen

Document Summary

Study of victims and their contributory role, if any, in the criminal event. Hans von hentig the victim shapes & moulds the criminal . Made a classificatory scheme of victims based on biological, situational weaknesses (physically, socially, psychology, environmentally based) Similarly attracted are criminals (predator vs. prey) The degree of an individual"s likelihood of victimization. Term that describes the relationship between victim and criminal. Contribution to victimization made by the background of the victim. 1954 explained how people can undergo life experiences that eventually place them in circumstances that contribute to their future of victimization. Introduced typology of victims (victim - offender relationships) Primary victimization - an individual falls victim to crime. Secondary victimization - impersonal agency (ex: business) is victimized. Mutual victimization - category reserved for offences committed by youth that could not be committed by an adult (purchase of cigarettes) Theory that likelihood that an individual will suffer personal victimization dependent heavily on concept of lifestyle.