Student ID: 210013330 SG2058 Victimology
A broken care institu
The dangerous home of an orphanage
,Table of
Contents
, Introduction
Orphanages and foster homes housed 2.9 million children
Early childhood may be the most important stage of deve
stage for the rest of one’s life, yet 2.9 million orphans around t
during this time. Care institutions, such as orphanages and f
unsuitable living environments for children. These institutio
vulnerable child can experience neglect, abuse, child labou
education, overcrowding, and involvement with the criminal
2013). Children in care institutions are ideal targets for crim
inexperienced, and vulnerable. These issues hinder their future
support themselves, abuse drugs and alcohol, develop mental h
It is critical for societies around the world to address the pro
, Key Concepts
Ideal victim: A term coined by Nils Christie in 1986 emphasizing what character
a ‘victim’ by society and the criminal justice system (Duggan, 2018). Christie
unresponsible for the occurrence of the crime. The perpetrator must also m
stranger to the victim. Children in care institutions are readily given the label
people vulnerable to the dangers of a stranger with less-than-pure intentions. C
someone is acting suspicious towards them and there is no way for them to phys
Completely innocent victim: Benjamin Mendelsohn developed ‘victim culpab
guiltiness (Mendelsohn, 1956, as cited in Walklate et al., 2017). At one end of the
to Nils Christie’s idea of the ‘ideal victim’ where the victim is young, weak, and
Children in care institutions are examples of ‘completely innocent victims’ as t
susceptible to.
Axis of vulnerability: Simon Green (2007) claims vulnerability can be measured
and harm. The graph creates four categories: least vulnerable, low risk high harm
are plotted on the graph based on how at risk they are of becoming a victim an
in care institutions fall under the 'most vulnerable' category because they are a
A broken care institu
The dangerous home of an orphanage
,Table of
Contents
, Introduction
Orphanages and foster homes housed 2.9 million children
Early childhood may be the most important stage of deve
stage for the rest of one’s life, yet 2.9 million orphans around t
during this time. Care institutions, such as orphanages and f
unsuitable living environments for children. These institutio
vulnerable child can experience neglect, abuse, child labou
education, overcrowding, and involvement with the criminal
2013). Children in care institutions are ideal targets for crim
inexperienced, and vulnerable. These issues hinder their future
support themselves, abuse drugs and alcohol, develop mental h
It is critical for societies around the world to address the pro
, Key Concepts
Ideal victim: A term coined by Nils Christie in 1986 emphasizing what character
a ‘victim’ by society and the criminal justice system (Duggan, 2018). Christie
unresponsible for the occurrence of the crime. The perpetrator must also m
stranger to the victim. Children in care institutions are readily given the label
people vulnerable to the dangers of a stranger with less-than-pure intentions. C
someone is acting suspicious towards them and there is no way for them to phys
Completely innocent victim: Benjamin Mendelsohn developed ‘victim culpab
guiltiness (Mendelsohn, 1956, as cited in Walklate et al., 2017). At one end of the
to Nils Christie’s idea of the ‘ideal victim’ where the victim is young, weak, and
Children in care institutions are examples of ‘completely innocent victims’ as t
susceptible to.
Axis of vulnerability: Simon Green (2007) claims vulnerability can be measured
and harm. The graph creates four categories: least vulnerable, low risk high harm
are plotted on the graph based on how at risk they are of becoming a victim an
in care institutions fall under the 'most vulnerable' category because they are a
