The Pros And Cons Of Victimization

What is Victimology?

Consider these statements: “Every year victimization occurs to close to 1 billion persons – premature and violent deaths total to nearly 1.6 million out of 1 billion persons.” (2015) Per the U.S. Department of Justice, “trafficking every year of women and children totals 1 million women. Out of the million, half of these women and children ranges between the ages of 13 to 18.” (2015) Imagine the suffering a victim has to go through; but it is not only just the victim, it is a father, mother, daughter, son, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparents, etc. The ripples of suffering span over a number of individuals. Grieving over one – possibly two – murdered individuals would be difficult for any one person. Now imagine

Victimization has a two-fold meaning as we try to gain a better understanding from this action. First, it is an act exploiting/victimizing an individual. A relationship has occurred between the victim and the attacker. (Victimization, n.d.) Second, it is also the adversity resulting forced to be a victim. (Victimization, n.d.) This adversity has also forced a relationship between the victim and the criminal justice system as well as socials groups and institutions (media, business, etc.) Victimization is a process. This attacker has forced upon the victim to feel pain, injury, or possibly death. What was the reason for this eternal force? A list of possibilities is endless in the reasoning for such a crime such as intended or unintended, social or individual, civil or uncivil, expected or unexpected, biological or chemical, natural or manmade, legal or

It is essential to understand the attacker’s attitudes and behaviors in order for a positive change. Victimology’s main goal is studying and researching the different patterns. Gaining a better understanding of the victim, the attacker, and the “how” the crime may have been implemented will help society train and become insightful in the ever increasing crimes that lead to victimization. This brings an increase to victim awareness; trains the appropriated organizations in fighting this issue; and allows insight in such events for future prevention or helpful recoveries. There is an enormous gap between our knowledge about the reasoning of the crime. In order to close this gap, the involvement of the victim into this equation is a necessity in order for any recovery for those victimized by the crime and for possible prevention of victimization. The study of the victim, the precursors, the vulnerabilities, and the responses will always be an important and integral part of this puzzle. So what can victimology accomplish? Applied victimology applies the research and knowledge from its study to assist the victims through practiced training and to succeed in reducing victimization. Four theories expanded and developed through this scientific study and research; this leads to the first