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12 Cards in this Set
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Mendelsohn (1956) |
Victims are sometimes culpable for crimes against them |
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DeBecker (1997) |
Women are 75% more likely to be murdered after leaving an abusive relationship |
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Edwards (1989) |
Quotes a clinical psychologist who claims that women who stay in abusive relationships are co-conspirators |
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Stahly (2008) |
1 in 4 women are victims of domestic violence |
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de Haan (1990) |
Definitions of victim and offender are affected by political and moral judgements and influences |
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Carrabine et all (2004) |
Most crimes investigated are reported by the victim and most evidence comes from the victim |
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Strobl (2004) |
Ideal victims must cooperate with the police and the criminal justice system |
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Nils Christie (1986) |
Ideal victims are weak individuals who have no relationship with their offender and are therefore more deserving of compensation and sympathy |
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Heider (1958) |
"Fundamental attribution theory" |
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Nettleton (2011) |
The media puts blame on women for getting into abusive relationships and portrays men as hapless victims of hormones and emotions |
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Von Hentig (1948) |
Victims aren't passive recipients of crime, they play a role in the crime too |
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Goffman (1963)
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Stigma includes character blemishes such as looking weak or helpless. |