Choice 1
Explain in detail the effects that criminal victimisation can have on the individuals victimised.As a portion of your writing you should discuss and explain: The different types of effects, their severity, how long they last, the type of crime victim most likely affected (which types of offences produce which types of effects); How the fear of crime and similar matters are related to this issue; Other important issues related to the effects of victimisation on individuals; If you have room, you may also include information about the effects that criminal victimisation can have on communities as well as its effects on individuals who were not directly victimised
Introduction
Most individuals within society will become a victim …show more content…
The model depicts firstly the position of social space which includes sex, age, race, socio-economic status, education level and lifestyle. The next discussed factor in this model is the information about the crime that occurred and the image the individual has of the certain crime. Whether individuals have a direct, interpersonal communicative or media knowledge of the crime impacts on the fear and vulnerability that they feel. Also, how commonly a certain crime occurs within the community, the type of crime and certain characteristics of the relationship or lack of between the offender and the victim can also impact on the fear of crime. Garofalo, like Warr, states that risk assessment also is a common factor of the level of fear. For an individual to fear the crime, they must feel vulnerable and believe that there is a high likelihood of the crime occurring to them. In this model, the next factor assumed that fear is present and there is either an actual fear of the crime or an anticipated fear of the crime. The different between the two is that anticipated fear is the emotional reaction an individual feels when they feel vulnerable whilst in a different environment - such as an interview. Actual fear is when the individual is in the situation where the environment, and other factors could make them a victim. Also, like in the previous two articles, the responses to fear of becoming a victim of crimes are similar. Garofalo also mentions avoidance as an effect, protective behaviour, insurance behaviour and participation behaviour. The author states that these responses can change the exposure the individual has to a crime they were exposed to before. By changing the certain aspects, especially the first factor social space, they can decrease the chances of becoming a victim of a
Explain in detail the effects that criminal victimisation can have on the individuals victimised.As a portion of your writing you should discuss and explain: The different types of effects, their severity, how long they last, the type of crime victim most likely affected (which types of offences produce which types of effects); How the fear of crime and similar matters are related to this issue; Other important issues related to the effects of victimisation on individuals; If you have room, you may also include information about the effects that criminal victimisation can have on communities as well as its effects on individuals who were not directly victimised
Introduction
Most individuals within society will become a victim …show more content…
The model depicts firstly the position of social space which includes sex, age, race, socio-economic status, education level and lifestyle. The next discussed factor in this model is the information about the crime that occurred and the image the individual has of the certain crime. Whether individuals have a direct, interpersonal communicative or media knowledge of the crime impacts on the fear and vulnerability that they feel. Also, how commonly a certain crime occurs within the community, the type of crime and certain characteristics of the relationship or lack of between the offender and the victim can also impact on the fear of crime. Garofalo, like Warr, states that risk assessment also is a common factor of the level of fear. For an individual to fear the crime, they must feel vulnerable and believe that there is a high likelihood of the crime occurring to them. In this model, the next factor assumed that fear is present and there is either an actual fear of the crime or an anticipated fear of the crime. The different between the two is that anticipated fear is the emotional reaction an individual feels when they feel vulnerable whilst in a different environment - such as an interview. Actual fear is when the individual is in the situation where the environment, and other factors could make them a victim. Also, like in the previous two articles, the responses to fear of becoming a victim of crimes are similar. Garofalo also mentions avoidance as an effect, protective behaviour, insurance behaviour and participation behaviour. The author states that these responses can change the exposure the individual has to a crime they were exposed to before. By changing the certain aspects, especially the first factor social space, they can decrease the chances of becoming a victim of a