vic·tim·ol·o·gy noun \ˌvik-tə-ˈmä-lə-jē\
- “Victimology is the study of relationships between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and the criminal system. That is, the police and courts, and corrections officials and the connections between victims and other social groups and institutions, such as the media, businesses, and social movements.
- Victimology is however not restricted to the study of victims of crime alone but may include other forms of human rights”
Victimology N.d.. Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimology
- The study of the ways in which the behavior of crime victims may have led to or contributed to their victimization
- The claim that the problems of a person or group are the result of victimization
Victimology. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimology
- The study of crime victims and the psychological effects of being a victim.
Victimology. (n.d.). © Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.. Retrieved February 25, 2014, from Dictionary.com website:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/victimology
“victimlogy is , in effect, a sub-discipline of criminology, the only discipline even remotely attentive to victims, the discipline that sired victimology despite itself. Like criminology, it is an empirically-driven science, a rendez-vous science defined by its attention to all things associated with victims, rather than a science unified by a common theory, practice, profession, or institution. Like criminology, it may be described as diffuse, synthetic and loosely-integrated”
Rock, P. (1994). Introduction in Victimology. Dartmouth: Aldershot,pp.x11-xix
The main objective of the General Social Survey on Victimization is to better understand how Canadians perceive crime and the justice system and their experiences of victimization.
…. As not all crimes are reported to the police for a variety of reasons, the survey provides an important complement to officially recorded crime rates. It measures both crime incidents that come to the attention of the police and those that are unreported. It also helps to understand why some people choose whether or not to report a crime to the police.
Govenment, C. (2014, 01 10). General Social Survey – Victimization (GSS). Retrieved from Statistics Canada: http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=4504
Victimology is Victim-oriented, researchers would focus their inquiries on which treatments best speed the recovery of sexually abused children, and whether reforms in the way their cases are handled in court are minimizing the stress endured by these young witnesses who testify for prosecution.
Karmen, A. (2013). Crime victims: An introduction to victimology,. . (8th ed.p. 19). Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Retrieved from http://www.cengagebrain.com.au/content/9781285286624.pdf
Victimology is intended to alleviate the plight of the victim by providing the assistance the victim needs to overcome the injurious effects of victimization. Attempts to understand the victim’s actual role in provoking or facilitating the crime, as well as efforts to develop an explanatory model of crime incorporating the attitude and behaviour of both the offender and the victim have suffered a setback as a result of severe criticism of the concept of victim precipitation
Fattah, E. A. (1979). Some recent theoretical developments in victimology. Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=64082
Quinney, R. (1970). The Social Realitiy of Crime. Boston: Little Brown. His article recognizes the power relations which underlie social and political processes, such as the creation and application of criminal law. That is only some people have the power to define who is a victim and who is not
Landau,T. (2006). Challenging notions: Critical victimology in Canada. Marquis Book Printing. Canada.
(This book illustrates what victimology encompasses as well as what are the difficulties the field faces)
Office of Victims of Crime Retrieved from: http://www.ovc.gov/
An organization that looks into victims and victim compensation. This can help give an oversight of the various types of victims.
Viano, E,C.(1989). Victimology Today: Major Issues in Research and Public Policy. Crime and its victims: international research and public policy issues (p. 3-14).
Tobolowsky, P, M.(2000) Understanding Victimology. United States of America:Elsevier.
Other Similar Words
- Victim
- Victimized
Fattah, E. A. (1979). Some recent theoretical developments in victimology. Victimology 4:2, Retrieved on April 6, 2014 from https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=64082
Govenment, C. (2014, 01 10). General Social Survey – Victimization (GSS). Retrieved on April 6, 2014 from Statistics Canada: http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=4504
Karmen, A. (2013). Crime victims: An introduction to victimology,. . (8th ed.p. 19). Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Retrieved on April 6, 2014 from http://www.cengagebrain.com.au/content/9781285286624.pdf
Landau,T. (2006). Challenging notions: Critical victimology in Canada. Marquis Book Printing. Canada
Rock, P. (1994). Introduction in Victimology. Dartmouth: Aldershot,pp.x11-xix
Victimology. (n.d.). © Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.. Retrieved February 25, 2014, from Dictionary.com website:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/victimology
Victimology. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimology
Victimology N.d.. Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimology