NCJ Number
12281
Date Published
1974
Length
276 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION OF THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL WORKS ON THE VICTIM AND HIS ROLE, THE CRIMINAL-VICTIM RELATIONSHIP, CRIME MOTIVES, AND THE CONCEPT OF PROVOCATIVE BEHAVIOR.
Abstract
DURING THE LAST THIRTY YEARS, THE DISCIPLINE OF VICTIMOLOGY HAS COME INTO ITS OWN. THIS COLLECTION OF ARTICLES REVIEWS THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL WORK ON THE VICTIM AND HIS ROLE, THE CRIMINAL VICTIM RELATIONSHIP, AND THE CONCEPTS OF PROVOCATIVE BEHAVIORS, CRIME MOTIVES, AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRIMINAL ACTIONS. PART ONE CONSISTS OF FOUR ARTICLES WHICH EXAMINE THE ORIGIN AND SCOPE OF VICTIMOLOGY AS A SPECIALIZED CONCERN WITH CRIMINOLOGY. THIS MATERIAL PROVIDES A REVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE WORKS OF PIONEERS IN THE FIELD AND A DISCUSSION OF THE SPREAD OF THE IDEA OF VICTIMOLOGY IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. THE SIX ARTICLES IN PART TWO DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OFFENDER AND THE VICTIM, INCLUDING VICTIM TYPOLOGIES. PART THREE CALLS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE CONCEPT OF VICTIMIZATION SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO SELECT TYPES OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. A BROADER DEFINITION OF WHO THE OPPRESSORS ARE AND WHO THE VICTIMS ARE MAY BE NECESSARY. THE FIVE ARTICLES IN PART FOUR COMMENT ON SEVERAL PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN VICTIMIZATION FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT OF CORROBORATION IN SEXUAL ASSAULT AND JURY REACTION TO VICTIM AND OFFENDER PERSONALITY ARE CONSIDERED. THE FINAL PART CONSISTS OF FIVE READINGS DEALING WITH THE THEME OF VICTIM COMPENSATION AND TREATMENT BY THE STATE. FOLLOWING EACH SECTION IS AN INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. (SNI ABSTRACT)