Chapter One: What is Victimology?

Victim-person harmed in an act of crime. Victimization- is a relationship between the offenders. Victimology- study of harm due to illegal activities. Victimologists- those who study Victimology. Comparisons of criminology and Victimology, criminology goes towards the evidence while Victimology focuses on the victim. Direct victims are those who are affected directly, while indirect victims are like family members or first responders who are indirect victims. Objectivity is more desirable because they won’t interfere with what is happening.

Chapter 2: The Rediscovery of Crime Victims

History and Decline of crime victims Social movements: law and order, women’s, civil rights Legislation named after victims (ex: amber alert, Meagan’s law, Brady bill) 64 stages of the rediscovery process (know what each of them are) Moral entrepreneurs Media’s involvement- how does media help in these types of crimes.Restorative justice/victim offender mediation- do victims forget what happens or do they want justice in what has happened to them

Chapter 3: Sources of Information about Crime Victims UCR Uniform crime report. NIBRS-, NCVS- national crime victimization survey –Part I crimes Official statistics, Statistics, Profiles, Hierarchy rule, Crime Clock, crime waves, forward telescoping

Chapter 4: Violent Crimes: Murders and Robberies Murder: intra/inter-racial, homicides vs. murder, geographic locations Types of slayings: infanticide, filicide, parricide, domestic homicide, etc. Differential risks of being murdered Routine Activities Theory Lifestyle Theory depending on how you live your life can also affect if you will become a potential target to a crime.

Chapter 5: The Victim’s Contribution to the Crime Problem Shared Responsibility Boost explanation/Flag explanation Victim defending/victim blaming/System Blaming Victim facilitation, precipitation, provocation- what actions did the victim make to make them the victim. Subintentional death/ Subculture of violence Just world outlook Typology/ typologies of victims