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Future of Victimology

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Future of Victimology

How characteristics of people can make them liable to become victims of crime.

Having a mental attitude that exposes one to perpetual psychological struggle is a result of the

victimization that tends to affect one's life immensely. The ability to contain this health issue is

an approach that should be intentional to help curb the viral from its extensive effect (Turvey Et

al., 2023). Firstly, having low self-esteem is the main contributor to having many victims of

crime. The inability of a person to absorb pressure due to extreme cowardice can result in

perpetuated human torture. The study of Victimology against an individual assists in critically

understanding the victim for a better understanding of the purpose of crime and forensic issues.

The gender of the affected can also be attributed to one's inability to withstand the repercussions

due to natural weaknesses. The close association between the victim and the offender should be

approached methodically to help in diagnosing the lasting solution and induce confidence in the

victim to embrace moving forward without the psychological torture of the experience (May-

Chahal Et al., 2020).

Three changes are expected in Victimology over the next 50 years.

There is a continuous change in the field of victimization that has seen its effect on the

current standing. First, there is expected to be a law enactment in favor of the victim to ensure

that their rights are preserved and protected (May-Chahal Et al., 2020). Due to the nature in

which the victim is left, many tend to develop phobia due to seeing the offenders continuing with

life as usual (May-Chahal Et al., 2020). Another probable change is an increased rate of crime as

many victims rise to defend their rights. Many of the victims who don't get their rights tend to

retaliate. This, in turn, will cause an increased crime as each party pursues their revenge. Thirdly,

it is expected to have a more complex case, as indicated in Victimology (May-Chahal Et al.,

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2020). The three change levels suggest a more complex state of Victimology as possibilities

become more viral and tragic. The laws set will have to be extrapolated to absorb some cases that

are not captured.

The current state of Victimology on Sexual Abuse and its expected changes.

Date rape, majorly termed as sexual abuse, has left many victimized despite the possible

effort to curb its spread (Turvey Et al., 2023). Due to the increased cases of blind dates that the

growth of social media has facilitated, there is an exponential increase in rape cases where many

ladies end up being victims of such occurrences (Turvey Et al., 2023). Due to the increased rate

of moral degradation, incidents related to rape cases are expected to hike. This exponential

increase will cause and lure many to become victims of this vice, as captured in Victimology.

However, proper measures should be in place to control and mitigate its effect.
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Reference

Turvey, B. E., & Coronado, A. (2023). Victimology: A brief history with an introduction to

forensic Victimology. Forensic Victimology, 1-32. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-821768-9.00001-x

May-Chahal, C., & Kelly, E. (2020). Online child sexual victimization research. Online Child

Sexual Victimisation, 17-54. doi:10.1332/policy Press/9781447354505.003.0002