Gypsies as Victims of Crime of Crimes

Gypsies as victims of the Holocaust.

While most of the research on the Holocaust has appropriately focused on the suffering of the Jewish population of Axis-occupied Europe, the Gypsies also were targeted for extinction by the Nazis. The Gypsies as a people survived the campaigns directed against them in large measure because they were located in areas under the control of governments allied with Germany. These governments general...

Victims of crime as victims of disaster.

The gross disparity between the routine attention paid to criminals and that paid to their victims led to the proposition that victims of major crime be treated as victims of disaster. The fresh appraisal might provide the impetus for appropriate services for them as a matter of social policy.

Juvenile Victims of Property Crimes

Part of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Crimes Against Children Series, this Bulletin describes juveniles’ risks for property victimization and the nature of such crimes. Unfortunately, property crimes against juveniles are seldom reported to the police. In fact, a larceny or theft perpetrated against a juvenile is three times less likely to be reported than one for ...

VISITORS AS VICTIMS Crimes Against Tourists in Hawaii

Prior research has noted a statistical relationship between increased crime rates and tourism in resort destination areas. This study utilizes data from two Hawaii counties to derive independent crime rates for tourist and resident sub-populations. The analysis reveals that tourists in both counties experienced higher rates of larceny, robbery, and rape than residents. In Honolulu, tourists als...

Arendt on the Crime of Crimes