VictimizationPart 1On January 6, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech to Congress; states: “We look forward to a world founded on four essential freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is the freedom of each person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want… The fourth is freedom from fear.” What is victimology? What is a criminal victimization? Identify and discuss the consequences of victimization and types of restitution and compensation for victims. Additionally, understand and identify the characteristics of spousal abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and child abuse and how it relates to sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. What are the benefits of victimization studies for victim prevention efforts? We'll take a look at what it means to be a victim. According to the textbook, Victimization means making someone or something a victim. It is the act of doing something to make a victim. This is what offenders do to the person they are offending. It means any unnecessary singling out of an individual or group for subjection to crime, exploitation, tort, unfair treatment or other wrong. The impact of crime on an individual victim, their loved ones and their community depends on a variety of factors, but crime victimization often has significant emotional, psychological, physical, financial and social consequences, according to the National Institute of Justice. Victimology is the study of victims of crime and the psychological effects of their experience on them. Furthermore, the possession of a position arises from a real or imaginary victimization, which seems to glorify and support the state of victim. According to Wayne Petherick, it includes the victim...... half of the document ......o/crime/http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-San-Francisco-California. htmlhttp://wps.pearsoncustom.com/wps/media/objects/4172/4273006/CJ440_Ch04.pdfhttp://www.crimesolutions.gov/TopicDetails.aspx?ID=94http://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/2012/ 04/26/national-crime-victims-rights-week/Roberts, Chris. “SF has highest crime rate since 2008.” The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco Examiner, n.d. Web. May 28, 2014. Reed, Alan. “Robbery: the use of force and S. 8 of the Theft Act 1968.” Journal of Criminal Law 76.4 (2012): 282-286. Premier of academic research. Network. May 27, 2014.Gest, Ted and Gordon Witkin. "Violence in America. (Cover article)." US News & World Report 116.2 (1994): 22. Premier academic research. Network. May 27, 2014. Meadows, Robert J. Understanding Violence and Victimization. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print.
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