Victimization Of Victims

This is a research proposal seeks to establish the contributing factors of Victimology. Victimology is the scientific study of victimization, including the relationships between victims and offenders, victims and the criminal justice system, and victims and other social groups and institutions, such as the media, businesses, and social movements. Victimology studies victims of crimes and other forms of human rights violations that are not necessarily crime. (Hagan, 2013)
According the U.S. Department of Justice, "During 2016, U.S. residents age 12 and older experienced an estimated 19 million violent and property crime victimizations”. While this rate is down from previous years, this number is still rather disturbing. As a method of countering the problem of crime, and of dealing with the numerous victims left in their wake, criminologists turn to the study of victims and their relationship to the criminal act. While caring and understanding the pain and anguish of the victim and their circle of social influence is of essential, as is providing treatment and counseling; criminologists now view the role of the victim in the criminal process as imperative to understanding …show more content…
The assumption was that for every crime that came to the attention of authorities, there were an unspecified number of undiscovered crimes and victims. How often do these crimes occur and why do victims not come forward? Do they fear retaliation from the criminal and is it someone they know? Are their own illegal activities overshadowing the crimes committed against them? Do Crime Victimization Surveys provide any measure of crime? Does the data collected show any trends of accuracy? Does it provide any statistical worthy data to be used on a national authoritative level? With technology today is there any way to provide a better way to conduct these