Patterns of victimisation

Question 1

what is victimology?

Answer 1

the study of who the victims of crime are, why they are victims and what can be done about this

Question 2

what is victim?

Answer 2

definition under the united nations:
a person who suffers physical, mental or psychological harm, economic loss or impairment of their rights, through acts or omissions that violate the law.

Question 3

how are victims consumers of the criminal justice system?

Answer 3

victim surveys to judge the CJS
Victim support services
Involvement of victims in process of justice

Question 4

what is the traditional view of crime victims?

Answer 4

weak
innocent
blameless
vulnerable

Question 5

what is the media view of crime victims?

Answer 5

female
white
middle class
innocent

Question 6

what is the statistic view of crime victims?

Answer 6

male
ethnic minority
19 - 28

Question 7

what are the patterns of victimisation according to social class?

Answer 7

poor - most likely to be a victim of crime
middle class = most likely to fear being a victim of crime
rich - most likely to report and have a crime investigated

crime survey shows crime rates are higher in areas of high unemployment

Question 8

what are the patterns of victimisation based on age

Answer 8

infants are most risk of being murdered
teens most likely to be victims of violence, sex, crime and theft
elderly are most likely to be victims of abuse

Question 9

what are the patterns of victimisation based on gender?

Answer 9

women are more at risk of sex related crimes such as domestic violence and trafficking
men more at risk of being victims of violent crime
70% of homicides are male

Question 10

give some domestic violence statistics

Answer 10

1 in 4 are women
1 in 6 men
89% of DV incidents
150 people are killed each year - 80% are women
Walklate - take it more seriously with DV unit, but only 40% of cases are reported
Hester and Westmarland - 5% of reported case result in convictions

Question 11

give some rape statistics:

Answer 11

90% of victims are women
6% of all cases lead to conviction
84% of serious sexual assaults knew the perpetrator ( 47 partner/ex partner)
70% occurred in the homes of the perpetrator on the victim

Question 12

what are the patterns of victimisation based on ethnicity?

Answer 12

more at risk of being victims of crime, especially those of mixed ethnicity
106,000 hate crimes per year

may be younger age profile, areas of social deprivation

all report higher levels of worry about crime

Question 13

what are the patterns of victimisation based on sexuality?

Answer 13

8.1% of all hate crimes were linked to sexual orientation and 0.3% linked to transgenderism

victims:
male - homophobic
female - transphobic
25 - 47
homophobic - harrassment - distress
transphobic - common assault

Question 14

how many victims are repeat victims?

Answer 14

4%

Question 16

where do crime statistics come crime?

Answer 16

victim survey is the crime survey of england and wales, covers approx 35,000 adults.
survey asks about the crime the individuals have been victims of within the last year, and asks whether they reported these crimes to the police

Question 17

what is the problem with official statistics?

Answer 17

some people are missing - children, homeless etc
some crimes are not asked about - corporate crime
some crimes may still be under-reported - dv