Victimology Ch. 1-5 EXAMS

Victim as guilty as offender/voluntarily victim: v bears as much responsibility as o Victim more guilty than offender: victim who instigated or provokes victimization Most guilty victim: Victimology Ch. 1-5 EXAMS during crime Simulating of imaginary victim: not victimized at all Marvin Wolfgang - Found 26% of homicides were victim precipitated in Philly Factors: prior relationship, alcohol or drugs Stephen Schafer – 7 degrees of victimology Unrelated responsibilities Provocative victims Precipitate victims Biologically weak victims Socially weak Self-victimization Political victims Sub intentional homicide - V uses poor judgement, placing his/her own self at risk, risky lifestyle, drugs alcohol Menachem Amir - 1 in 5 rapes as V precipitated NCVS - 1966 pres. Commission of law enforcement 1 survey Crimes rates were lower than v rates Women's movement - Sexism, traditional sex roles Subjugation of women