Recap Quiz week 5 Victimology

In Walklate (2021), what were the 4 strands of theoretical Victimology identified?

• Classical, Old, Contemporary, and New age.

• Positive, Radical, Critical, and Cultural

• Human, penal and general.

Who argued that the state steals the victims property of conflict?

• Sandra Walklate

• Nils Christie

• Benjamin Mendelsohn

• Hans von Hentig

What does Christie (1977, 3) mean when he says that victims are "Double losers"?

• They lose to the offender and to the audience that witnesses their victimisation.

• They are victims of the initial offence and then victims of their conflict being stolen by the state.

• That they lose to the offender and then lose who they are

What is Secondary victimisation

• Where two people are made victims during the crime event

• Where the offender becomes a victim of the CJS after their crime.

• The victim-blaming or lack of support after the initial (primary) victimisation, which causes further harm to the victim

What is indirect victimisation?

• Where the victims become "double losers"; they are victimised by the initial crime event and then by the media/society who blame them or dint cater to their needs.

• Where the crime impacts persons emotionally close to the crime victim

• Where the offender commits an act that unknowingly results in victimization

What is the assessment brief for the presentation? (Multiple answers)

• Identify a specific type of victimisation 

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• Critically examine the role of the media in contributing to constructions and perceptions of victims.​

• Explain how media accounts may (or may not) affect the general objective of securing justice for victims

• Identify a specific type of crime and discuss media representations