victimology

• positivist

  • victims contribute to own victimisation
• miers

  • factors produce patterns of victimisation
• miers eval

  • ignores structural factors
• critical

  • focus on structural factors eg patriarchy
  • women + wc most at risk
• mawby + walklate

  • victimisation -> powerlessness
  • state deny victim label
• tombs + whyte

  • employer safety crime blamed as accident prone employees