Victimology

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This paper explains that the the main reasons people are interested in victimology is, because, by studying why people are victimized, there is some hope that future victimizations can be avoided. The author examines specific groups of victims: The elderly, drug addicts, domestic violence victims and prostitutes. The paper concludes that, as much as those in law enforcement would like to be able to eliminate risky behaviors in potential victims, the reality is that law enforcement has to deal with choices, both good and bad, made by all victims.

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"Most notoriously, prostitutes comprise a group that is at high-risk for criminal victimization. Prostitutes are at a disproportionate risk of sexual assault, assault, and murder from the rest of society. There are obvious reasons that prostitutes are easy to victimize- they engage in a business with strangers, which requires a certain amount of privacy. Therefore, they are in physical situations that facilitate the use of violence against them. Furthermore, they engage in behavior that frequently requires them to be in vulnerable physical positions, which makes it more difficult for them to fight back in the event that a john turns violent. Finally, prostitutes are on the fringes of society: predators are aware that prostitutes may or may not be missed, and that their criminal complaints are not treated with the same priority as complaints from people in different walks of life."

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