Perspectives of Victimology
There are six perspectives of Victimology:
Macro level perspectives
1. Socio-structural perspective - Victimization is a reflection of the economic and power structure(s) of a society that results in marginalized, powerless individuals becoming victims of crime.
2. Sociocultural perspective - Victimization is the historical treatment of women and the current patriarchal make-up of society.
3. Physical-milieu perspective - Individuals become victims because they reside in inner-city, high crime-rate areas characterized by high mobility, heterogeneous populations, high population density, low income, poor living conditions and a lack of social cohesion.
Micro level perspectives
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Behaviours that contribute to victim precipitation are those of the victim that bring about, in whole or in part, his or her own victimization This theory is commonly associated with crimes of rape, homicide, assault and robbery. According to the victim precipitation theory the victims themselves may actually initiate the criminal act, eventually leading to injuries or death, either passively or actively. In the case of the mining community called “Bisho” case study victim precipitation arises strongly, more specifically active precipitation. Active precipitation occurs when victim act provocatively, use threats, or even attacks for example we can see that the employees of Bisho mine argued provocatively about their poor working conditions and disapproval of the low wages through protest. A protest that was illegal according to their employer. Furthermore the protestors attacked the security officers for opening fire at them. The violent attack ultimately led to the death of four (4) security officers. The employer of the mine and the chief of police then instructed the police to fire live rounds of ammunition which again led to the death of 34 employees of the mine. This is a great example of victim precipitation `because it shows how the victims initiated the criminal act from the beginning that eventually led to their
There are six perspectives of Victimology:
Macro level perspectives
1. Socio-structural perspective - Victimization is a reflection of the economic and power structure(s) of a society that results in marginalized, powerless individuals becoming victims of crime.
2. Sociocultural perspective - Victimization is the historical treatment of women and the current patriarchal make-up of society.
3. Physical-milieu perspective - Individuals become victims because they reside in inner-city, high crime-rate areas characterized by high mobility, heterogeneous populations, high population density, low income, poor living conditions and a lack of social cohesion.
Micro level perspectives
1. Socio-interactionist – Interactionist …show more content…
Behaviours that contribute to victim precipitation are those of the victim that bring about, in whole or in part, his or her own victimization This theory is commonly associated with crimes of rape, homicide, assault and robbery. According to the victim precipitation theory the victims themselves may actually initiate the criminal act, eventually leading to injuries or death, either passively or actively. In the case of the mining community called “Bisho” case study victim precipitation arises strongly, more specifically active precipitation. Active precipitation occurs when victim act provocatively, use threats, or even attacks for example we can see that the employees of Bisho mine argued provocatively about their poor working conditions and disapproval of the low wages through protest. A protest that was illegal according to their employer. Furthermore the protestors attacked the security officers for opening fire at them. The violent attack ultimately led to the death of four (4) security officers. The employer of the mine and the chief of police then instructed the police to fire live rounds of ammunition which again led to the death of 34 employees of the mine. This is a great example of victim precipitation `because it shows how the victims initiated the criminal act from the beginning that eventually led to their