Victimology
Write 1–2 paragraphs in which you discuss what you found most interesting and explain. Describe how what you learned has changed how you think about victims of crime.
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Book Excerpts
Daigle, L. E. (2018). Victimology (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.
Chapter 1, “Introduction to Victimology Download Introduction to Victimology” (pp. 1–13)
Victimology, 2nd Edition by Daigle, L.E. Copyright 2018 by Sage College. Reprinted by permission of Sage College via the Copyright Clearance Center.
McGregor, J. (2017).Crime, news, and the media Download Crime, news, and the media. In A. Deckert & R. Sarre (Eds.), The Palgrave handbook of Australian and New Zealand criminology, crime and justice (pp. 81–94). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
The Palgrave Handbook of Australian and New Zealand Criminology, Crime, and Justice, 1st Edition by Deckert, A.; Sarre, R. (Eds.). Copyright 2017 by Springer International Publishing. Reprinted by permission of Springer International Publishing via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Articles
Kalia, D., & Aleem, S. (2017). Cyber victimization among adolescents: Examining the role of routine activity theory. Journal of Psychosocial ResearchLinks to an external site., 12(1), 223–232
Kuo, S., Cuvelier, S. J., & Sheu, C. (2013). Risky behaviors and personal victimization in Taiwan. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal JusticeLinks to an external site., 37(2), 79–97
Websites
National Center for Victims of CrimeLinks to an external site.. (2012).
Office for Victims of Crime. (n.d.). Overview of crime victims’ rightsLinks to an external site..
Bureau of Justice Statistics. (n.d.). Data collection: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)Links to an external site..
SpotCrime. (n.d.). Find crime in your neighborhoodLinks to an external site
ADT.com. (n.d.). ADT Crime MapsLinks to an external site..
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. (n.d.). NIBRS overviewLinks to an external site..
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.Links to an external site. (n.d.).
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (n.d.). Crime and criminal justiceLinks to an external site..
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What I found most interesting is that as victimologists become fully aware of who is likely to be victimized, as well as the rationales for such actions, risk-reduction and mitigation approaches can be developed. These strategies need to target both the offender's behavior and opportunity. In this way, it emerges that victims play a crucial role in mitigating their potential of being victimized (Daigle, 2018). This is the most interesting part because understanding victimology in most other crime areas appears to be an effective approach to crime reduction. Creating knowledge about how an individual, a company, or a home can become a perpetrator's target is increasingly crucial to creating crime mitigation strategies. In most cases of abuse, there is an inherent professional and social exclusion zone around understanding victimology. Suppose information about how to safeguard our homes from burglary entails understanding what the burglar is loo...