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1
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what are self report studies?

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anonymous self completion questionnaires which ask people to admit their own criminal behaviour

2
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what is a victim?

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someone who has suffered harm (including physical, mental or emotional suffering, economic loss, impairment of basic rights) through acts of omissions that violate the laws of the state

3
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what are the thee parts of positive victimology?

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  1. aims to identify factors that produce patterns in victimisations
  2. focusses on interpersonal crimes of violence
  3. aims to identify victims that have contributed to their own victimisation
4
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What is victim proneness?

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what makes some people more likely to be victims than others

5
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what are the two elements of critical victimology?

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  1. structural factors

2. the states power to apply or deny the label of the victim