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VICTIMOLOGY REVISITED A Critique and Suggestions for Future Direction
Author(s) -
FRANKLIN CLYDE W.,
FRANKLIN ALICE P.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1976.tb00008.x
Subject(s) - victimology , precipitation , psychology , sociology , criminology , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , geography , child abuse , medicine , environmental health , meteorology
Recent theoretical and research contributions related to victimology generally have supported earlier ideas of victim precipitation implied by von Hentig, Mendelsohn, Ellenberger, and others. Here we identify and evaluate some of the underlying assumptions of victim precipitation. In addition, suggestions are offered for the future development of victim‐precipitation explanatory formulations in victimology .