Critical Victimology

• What does critical victimology examine?

  It examines victimization among social groups
• How does critical victimology view the risk of crime among social groups?

  Some groups are structurally more at risk
• Which social groups are mentioned as being more at risk of crime?

  Women and the poor
• How does positivist criminology differ from critical victimology?

  Positivist focuses on individual actions, critical on structural factors
• Why are homeless people more likely to be victims of crime?

  They are in a vulnerable situation
• What does the 2017 CSEW data suggest about unemployed people?

  They are victims of crime due to structural problems
• What types of crime are women more likely to be victims of?

  Sexual assault and domestic violence
• Why are the very rich considered at risk of crime?

  They are attractive targets for criminals
• What does the CSEW data from 2017 indicate about household income and crime victims?

  Higher income households had more crime victims
• What is a limitation of critical victimology regarding wealthy individuals?

  It does not focus on wealthy crime victims
• What is the focus of positivist criminology?

  It focuses on individual actions and behavior
• What is the implication of structural factors in critical victimology?

  They create vulnerability among certain groups