Victimology
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| + | '''Victimology''' is the scientific study of victimization, including the relationships between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and the [[criminal justice]] system — that is, the [[police]] and [[court]]s, and corrections officials — and the connections between victims and other social groups and institutions, such as the media, businesses, and social movements. Victimology is however not restricted to the study of victims of crime alone but may cater to other forms of human rights violations that are not necessarily crime. | ||
| - | '''Copycat crimes''' are criminal acts that are modeled on previous crimes that have been reported in the media. | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[British Crime Survey]] | ||
| + | *[[Bullying]] | ||
| + | *[[Clandestine abuse]] | ||
| + | *[[Crime victim advocacy program]] | ||
| + | *[[Crime Victims' Rights Week]] | ||
| + | *[[Effects of rape and aftermath]] | ||
| + | *[[Hate speech]] | ||
| + | *[[Stockholm syndrome]] | ||
| + | *[[Theories of victimology]] | ||
| + | *[[Victim blaming]] | ||
| + | *[[Victim playing]] | ||
| + | *[[Victimisation]] | ||
| + | *[[Victim study]] | ||
| + | *[[Victim Support]] | ||
| + | *[[World Society of Victimology]] | ||
| - | ==Copycat Effect== | ||
| - | The '''copycat effect''' refers to the tendency of sensational publicity about violent murders or suicides to result in more of the same through imitation. It is also the name of a book on the subject by [[Loren Coleman]]. | ||
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| - | == Research on etiology of copycat crimes == | ||
| - | It has been shown that most of the persons who do mimic crimes seen in the media (especially news and crime movies) have in most cases prior criminal records, prior severe mental health problems or histories of violence suggesting that the effect of the media is indirect (more affecting criminal behaviour) rather than direct (directly affecting the number of criminals). It has also been seen that there is a certain small population of people who are at more risk for harmful media influences than the general audience. | ||
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| - | == See also == | ||
| - | * [[Crime mapping]] | ||
| - | * [[Fear of crime]] | ||
| - | * [[Gun violence]] | ||
| - | * [[Hate crime]] | ||
| - | * [[Insanity defense]] | ||
| - | * [[Sex crime]] | ||
| - | * [[Social policy]] | ||
| - | * [[Victimology]] | ||
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Victimology is the scientific study of victimization, including the relationships between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system — that is, the police and courts, and corrections officials — and the connections between victims and other social groups and institutions, such as the media, businesses, and social movements. Victimology is however not restricted to the study of victims of crime alone but may cater to other forms of human rights violations that are not necessarily crime.
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See also
- British Crime Survey
- Bullying
- Clandestine abuse
- Crime victim advocacy program
- Crime Victims' Rights Week
- Effects of rape and aftermath
- Hate speech
- Stockholm syndrome
- Theories of victimology
- Victim blaming
- Victim playing
- Victimisation
- Victim study
- Victim Support
- World Society of Victimology
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