Concept information
Preferred term
victim theories
Definition
- The primary thrust of criminal justice has always been thought of as dealing with perpetrators: those who commit crime. Focus on the victim of crime, however, has ebbed and flowed throughout the history of criminal justice. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Victim Theories]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/victim_theories
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