Criminology: Situational Awareness & Victim Selection

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Description: Victimology is the study of theories of victimization and the degree of risk a person has of becoming a 'Victim'...because of his or her personal, professional, or social life. It further evaluates the Victim and gains intimate knowledge of the victim's habits and lifestyle to provide reason why this particular 'Victim' was chosen at a given time and place.Definition of victimology1: the study of the ways in which the behavior of crime victims may have led to or contributed to their victimization.When a crime is committed there are usually two parties involved: the criminal and a victim. Victimologists argue that the field of criminology ignores the role of crime victims and focuses primarily on the offenders and the types of crimes they commit. This course attempts to rectify this imbalance in the field by focusing on victims of crime. The course will present students with an introductory analysis of the field of victimology.Victimology is a branch of criminology, which examines the nature of the victimization process; the relationships between victims and offenders; the emotional, physical, and economic impact of crimes on victims.The field of victimology includes victim profiling, forensic victimology, and the scientific study of victims that focuses on their lifestyles, circumstances, the events leading up to the crime, and the nature of their victimization.Victimology focuses on the victim and the interpersonal relations involved before, during, and after the commission of a crime.Victimology is particularly interested in the victim who exhibits 'common victim behavior.'The study of criminal cases, criminal statistics, and identification of the causes and conditions enabling the commission of crimes indicates that many crimes are, to a certain degree, due to the behavior of the victims themselves.This conclusion can lead to the development of special, non-traditional measures to prevent crime, directed at preventing negligent,
Category: Teaching & Academics > Social Science > Criminology
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Price: 19.99
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