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Theories of Victimization
Title: Theories of Victimization
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1287 | Pages: 5.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Theories of Victimization
Theories of Victimization
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Melissa Marciano
CRJ330-01
Dr. Dian Williams
<Tab/>The greatest predictor of becoming a victim in the future is if a person was a victim in the past. For example, if a person was sexually molested as a child, it's likely that person will become a victim of rape as an adult. David Finkelhor and Nancy Asigian suggest three types of characteristics increase a person's potential for victimization: Target …showed first 75 words of 1287 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1287 total…the criminal is responsible for the crime. I do not believe that a person's behavior is the direct result for becoming a victim of crime. I feel when one commits a crime, they have an alternative, and if they choose to participate in a criminal act, I don't feel it is the fault of the victim. Victims can take many pre-cautions in life and in their actions; nevertheless, crime is so often an unavoidable act.
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