In 1960 Sutherland and Cressey (1960: 55) maintained that Lombroso and the Italian Positivist School delayed by 50 years the progress of research on the aetiology of crime by considering crime as an individual rather than a social phenomenon in contrast with previous schools (such as Guerry & Quetelet). A similar criticism could be made of those victimologists who delayed the progress of theore...

Although victimology as a field is in its infancy and is undergoing definition, several theories of victimization that have implications for clinical practice have already been published. Several are specific and segmented, but one theory relates victimization to its broader cultural, social organizational-institutional, interactional and personality contexts Richard A. Ball presents a "Theory ...

ABSTRACT This paper provides a review of Benjamin Mendelsohnvs delineation of a typology of criminal victims. The typology consists of six categories: (1) completely innocent victims; (2) victims with minor guilt; (3) voluntary victims; (4) victims more guilty than the offender; (5) victims who alone are guilty; and (6) the imaginary victims. It is noted by the author that of the six categories...

one of the most important necessities that victimology requires at least within criminal sciences is to create a general theory describing and explaining all concepts, theories and hypotheses which may be used in this scientific sphere. the present article seeks to introduce such a theory, using key terminologies formed the literature and content of victimology from beginning of its emergence s...