NOTION OF VICTIMOLOGY AND ITS PLACE IN CRIMINOLOGY

• NCJ Number: 14455
• Journal: Revue de droit penal et de criminologie Issue: 6 Dated: (MARCH 1974) Pages: 573-580
• Author(s): P CORNIL
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Palais de Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: French
• Country: Belgium
• Note: REPORT PRESENTED AT THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VICTIMOLOGY, JERUSALEM, SEPTEMBER 2-6, 1973

Annotation

NOTES A RENEWED INTEREST OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS IN VICTIM COMPENSATION AND IN THE ROLE OF THE VICTIM IN THE CAUSE AND EXECUTION OF CRIME.

Abstract

EXPERIMENTAL VICTIM COMPENSATION LEGISLATION HAS BEEN ADOPTED IN ENGLAND, NEW ZEALAND, AND SOME PARTS OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. TWO IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE THAT THEY ARE LIMITED TO VICTIMS OF CRIMES OF VIOLENCE AND THAT EACH CASE MUST BE EXAMINED BY A COURT OR COMMISSION TO MEET SUCH STANDARDS AS VICTIM NEED AND ABSENCE OF PROVOCATION OF THE CRIMINAL BY THE VICTIM. BRIEFLY MENTIONED ARE SEVERAL AMERICAN STUDIES OF THE BEHAVIOR, PERSONALITY, AND SOCIAL TRAITS OF VICTIMS. --IN FRENCH