Victimology is a branch of criminology that analyzes the causal factors of victimization. It emerged as a recognized field of study in the 1970s and by the 1990s, many colleges offered victimology courses. Victimology scientifically studies the physical, emotional, and financial harm suffered due to criminal activities with the goal of preventing future victimization. A victimologist is a social scientist who researches the causes of victimization and develops prevention programs. While criminology studies criminals, victimology focuses specifically on the study of victims.
Victimology is a branch of criminology that analyzes the causal factors of victimization. It emerged as a recognized field of study in the 1970s and by the 1990s, many colleges offered victimology courses. Victimology scientifically studies the physical, emotional, and financial harm suffered due to criminal activities with the goal of preventing future victimization. A victimologist is a social scientist who researches the causes of victimization and develops prevention programs. While criminology studies criminals, victimology focuses specifically on the study of victims.
Victimology is a branch of criminology that analyzes the causal factors of victimization. It emerged as a recognized field of study in the 1970s and by the 1990s, many colleges offered victimology courses. Victimology scientifically studies the physical, emotional, and financial harm suffered due to criminal activities with the goal of preventing future victimization. A victimologist is a social scientist who researches the causes of victimization and develops prevention programs. While criminology studies criminals, victimology focuses specifically on the study of victims.
Victimology is a branch of criminology that analyzes the causal factors of victimization. It emerged as a recognized field of study in the 1970s and by the 1990s, many colleges offered victimology courses. Victimology scientifically studies the physical, emotional, and financial harm suffered due to criminal activities with the goal of preventing future victimization. A victimologist is a social scientist who researches the causes of victimization and develops prevention programs. While criminology studies criminals, victimology focuses specifically on the study of victims.
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V IC T I M O LO G Y
CHAPTER 6 VICTIMOLOGY • THE TERM “VICTIMOLOGY” IS USED TO REFER TO A BRANCH OF CRIMINOLOGY WHICH ANALYZES THE CASUAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT VICTIMIZATION.
• VICTIMOLOGY IS OFTEN CONSIDERED AS A SUBFIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY.
AND ALSO:
VICTIMOLOGY IS THE FIRST TERM FOR A SPECIALTY WITHIN THE FIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY. VICTIMOLOGY HAS COME TO EMBRACE A WIDE ARRAY OF PROFESSIONAL DESCIPLINES WORKING WITH VICTIMS. THE ORIGINS OF VICTIMOLOGY
• BY THE 70S VICTIMOLOGY BECOME RECOGNIZED FIELD OF STUDY
• BY 1990, 240 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERED COURSES IN VICTIMOLOGY • MOST STATE PASSED CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS AMENDMENTS TO THEIR STATE CONSTITUTION • 2004 – CONGRESS ENACTS THE CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS ACT WHICH PROVIDES FOR FAIR TREATMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS • VICTIMOLOGY AS AN ACADEMIC TERMINOLOGY CONTAINS TWO ELEMENTS: - ONE IS THE LATIN WORD “VICTIMA” TRANSLATE INTO VICTIM - THE OTHER IS THE GREEK WORD “LOGOS” MEANS A SYSTEM OF KNOWLEDGE, THE DIRECTION OF SOMETHING ABSTRACT, THE DIRECTION OF TEACHING, SCIENCE, AND DISCIPLINE. (KIRCHHOFF 2005-42) “ VICTIMIZATION PREVENTION
” “VICTIMOLOGY” SCIETIFICALLY STUDIES ABOUT THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND FINANCIAL HARM PEOPLE SUFFER BECAUSE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. “VICTIMIZATION” • (NOUN) AN UNDESIRABLE CONSEQUENCE CAUSED BY SOME EXTERNAL FORCES (AS IN VICTIM OF WAR, VICTIMS OF TERRORISM, VICTIMS OF NATURAL CALAMITIES) OR BY SOME INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR ORGANIZATION (VICTIMS OF RAPE, ROBBERY, MURDER OR SWINDLING).
• CRIME VICTIMIZATION IS DEFINED AS THE INVOLUNTARY, PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO CRIMINAL ACTS.
VICTIMIZATION CAN BE ECONOMIC, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL.
SO ALL IN ALL, VICTIMIZATION IS WHAT WE CALL THE PROCESS WHERE SOMEBODY IS VICTIMIZED BY A CERTAIN HAPPENING OR DISTURBING SITUATION. VICTIMOLOGIST A SOCIAL SCIENTIST WHO DEALS WITH THE STUDY OF THE CAUSES OF VICTIMIZATION AND THE PROGRAMS OF PREVENTING VICTIMIZATION. VICTIM VICTIM MEANS A PERSON HARMED BY A CRIME SOMEBODY HURT OR KILLED BY SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING SPECIALLY IN A CRIME, ACCIDENT, OR DISASTER. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF: VICTIMOLOGY (VICTIMOLOGIST) CRMINOLOGY (CRIMINOLOGIST) • IS THE STUDY OF VICTIMS. • WHILE CRIMINOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF CRIMINALS. VICTIMOLOGY
IS CONCEIVED, AS AN AREA OF SPECIALIZATION WITHIN CRIMINOLOGY.
THOUGH VICTIMOLOGY IS A RECENT ADDITION TO THE STUDY OF CRIMINOLOGY, IT NOW PARALLELS WITH CRIMINOLOGY IN MANY WAYS (IN THE FIELDS OF INTENSIVE STUDY IN DELINQUENCY, DRUG, ABUSE, AND TERRORISM) MORE SPECIALLY IN ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND EFFICACY IN CRIME PREVENTION. PRESENTED BY: MAQUE, JESREEL JAN O. AMARILA, ALLAN PRESENTED TO:
