What Ideas of Victimization and Vulnerability Mean for Criminological Theory: A Logical Appraisal
Year: 2020
Type: preprint
Abstract: No criminologist disputes that the victim is a central actor in a criminal incident, yet theories about crime causation rarely permit this actor any role.In this chapter, we show that theories about offenders in fact contain an implicit internal logic that requires a theory of victimization.We will show how attention to this logic can reward
Source: CrimRxiv
Authors: Chris Schreck, Mark Berg
Institution: University of Iowa
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3088090048