Victimology 101 | Crime Junkie AF Podcast | Forensic Files

you had said that the person or who they choose can also tell you something about
them so like how do you how do you view victimology well I mean victimology is probably one of the most important
things to do um we we look at two different things victimology and then the sucks the suspect themselves what it
takes to commit the crime is it high risk or low risk for him to commit the crime but you know we always take a step
back and say why is that person the victim when I ran Amber Alert in Pennsylvania um I always stepped back
and looked at that why is it the 5-year-old not the 12-year-old if they're both at the same location at the
same time um so we always look at victimology as far as why how does that person become a victim you know and and
they you kind of break them down into low-risk victim moderate and then a high-risk victim and you know are they
do they have behaviors themselves that put them at risk of being a victim of a crime so we really try to look at that
as far as the victimology a lot of cases that we look at and we get involved in and all and you know you know the Sherry
black case the deli case Colberg um they're all low-risk victims you wouldn't expect them to become the
victims of those violent crimes but they do so it's it speaks volumes about then
the offender and that high risk that the offender has to take to commit the crime

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Brief Summary

Victimology reveals how victim behaviors influence crime risk and offender choices.

Key points

Understanding Victimology. Exploring the factors that contribute to someone becoming a victim of crime.
The Case of Low-Risk Victims. Examining cases where unexpected individuals become victims of violent crimes.

Episode highlights

Understanding VictimologyExploring the factors that contribute to someone becoming a victim of crime.“Why is that person the victim?”0:23Jul 16, 2024

Episode quotes

Why is that person the victim?

Discussing the factors that determine victimhood.

0:23WatchJul 16, 2024

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