VICTIMIZATION THEORIES

Victimization theories

Introduction

The term victimization is defined as “the act of making someone a victim”. The theories of victimization correspond to the proposition that lead one human being to make another human being a victim of something, and thereby, indulging him into some situation that he would otherwise neither want nor deserve.

The theories of victimization have a significant place in criminology, and therefore, these theories do not merely focus the main picture of the act of becoming a victim, but also, the process of an individual becoming the victim of the crime. These theories play a central role in assessing ...