Victimisation

The purpose of crime statistics is to provide the general population with an indication of the levels of crime and victimisation that transpires within the community. Criminologists determine the quantity of crime within Australia through sources including administrative data (police reports), crime victimisation surveys and self-report surveys. Each source provides information of the category, frequency and capacity of crime that occurs. However, criminologists are confronted by a variety of…

Secondary Victimisation has many definitions. It can be defined as an indirect result of assault towards the victim after the crime has occurred through unsympathetic, disbelieving and inappropriate responses from individuals, organisations and at all stages of the criminal justice system. Examples are inappropriate behaviours or use of language and victim blaming by police officers, medical staff, family, communities or other organisations post the victims assault. The poor processes with…

A serious side effect of criminal justice systems, can be the secondary-victimisation caused on a victim, especially when not given the same rights as the defendant, partially in a violent crime cases. This paper discusses and evaluates the various issues surrounding secondary-victimisation on victims, in the court system. This paper focus on the victims of violent crime in the criminal justice system and whether victims be given more say in handling of the cases and should they be given the…

In this essay, it will be looking into the world of the LGBT community and what that means for people 's experiences involving and surrounding crime and victimisation, and statistics on LGBT crime starting with, "Almost half (48 per cent) of all lesbian, gay and bisexual people have been the victim of some type of crime or incident in the last three years." (TGBCS, 2013). It will also look at types of risk factors that are experienced in the LGBT community, to which tends to have an impact on…

possible reasons for this is that people with mental health problems are more likely to live in deprived areas, which come with higher homicide rates (Crump et al 2011). The perception that they are dangerous or vulnerable could help with the victimisation as well (Choe, Teplin, Abram 2008). According to the report of Virginia-based Treatment Advocacy Center 25 to 50 percent of the police shootings involve a person who is mentally ill (Fuller et al. 2015). Take Alfred Olango, a mentally ill man,…

are gained from various forms of media but rarely does the media accurately present to the public the truth of crime rates. This misrepresentation at times causes unrealistic fear for safety in the general public. The fear of victimisation and the reality of victimisation will be the first issue discussed here in order to examine this unrealistic fear of crime. Media influences on perception of crime trends will addressed, followed by media bias and influence in crime misconceptions. Then the…

reports crime can have an effect on the way people view fear of crime. Such as hearing about certain events that have taken place through the media and knowing that other individuals have been a victim tends to raise the perceptions of the risk of victimisation…

The patterning of criminal behaviour according to one’s sex can lead to close links to the kind of crimes men and women commit (Walkate: 12). It is a fact that crime is committed immensely by males. However, those committed by women can have a bigger impact within criminology and can construct a picture of why women commit and may be victims of crime. Official crime statistics is a quick method of gaining an insight on crimes being recorded and committed. However, Walkate’s view of official…

Fear of re-victimisation has been connected to poor mental health, including anxiety and depression. This impacts upon participation in everyday activities, use of public space and interaction with others. (Hanley & Ruppanner, 2014). Given the figures provided, it is not…

A concern however is that both fear of crime and fear of victimisation have been used interchangeably in research (Williams, McShane, & Akers, 2000). To date researchers have not yet reached a conclusion as to the exact definition of fear of crime, nor fear of victimisation (Williams, McShane, & Akers, 2000). For the purpose of this study the following definition for fear of crime will be used. Fear of crime can be…