September 6 in Class Notes

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Seton Hall University
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CRIM3550AA | History of Criminological Theory
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2024
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Andrea B.

September 6, 2023, Victimology In-Class notes Slide 3 - - - - Need to ask questions to victims about the extent of responsibility to better understand what truly happened. Victim precipitation o Gang violence, walking into a dangerous area flaunting expensive jewelry, bar fights, bullying in school, o This is a theory of why someone is victimized. Victim provocation o This is more of a legal sense (i.e., self-defense), this could mitigate the severity for the victim. For example, the South Carolina intruder case. Victim facilitation o Victim makes it easy to have a crime committed against them (i.e., walking in a crime ridden area wearing expensive jewelry, or purse or wallet in plain view Main difference is intent vs. unintentional and legal ramifications. Slide 4 - Consider criminals and victims in a dyad