Measuring Victimisation
Official Statistics
Theory by Cohen and Felson
Routine Activity Theory
If an area is in disarray, it will incite antisocial behaviours
Broken Windows Theory
The psychological and physical stressors of victimisation
Harms perpetrated specifically against women
Gendered Violence
All the crime which is unknown
The dark figure of crime
Theory which asserts that "all behaviour is learned"
Social Learning Theory
The alternate name of strain theory
Anomie
A person who witnesses a crime
Secondary Victim
The justice system in which the prosecution and defense control the proceedings
Adversarial
The age range at the highest risk of victimisation
16-24
Name of one of the individual adaptations of strain theory
Conformism, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, rebellion
In social learning theory, the relationships that shape a person
Differential associations
How a victim contributed to their victimisation
Victim Precipitation
Fear of a particular phenomenon inflamed and directed by the media, framed as "dangerous"
Moral panic
What is impacted by these problems: scope and coverage, interpretation, response rate, selection bias.
Victim survey
Risky Lifestyle
The process of modelling behaviours
Imitation
The victim who meets the societal expectations of innocence
Ideal victim
Unstable population in an area due to constant moving
Residential turnover
The international survey on victimisation that examines over 78 countries
International Crime Victims Survey
Theory which combines several criminology theories into 10 categories
Fattah's 10 Categories
Differential Reinforcement
Approach to justice which mandates harsh punishments
Zero tolerance or tough on crime
A community's informal ability to control crime through socialisation, norms and cooperation
Collective Efficacy