Why are some individuals chronically victimized? How does this tie into the concept of shared responsibility?

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Often the focus for shared responsibility are with victims who have had many experiences with falling prey to crime. It is not uncommon for offenders to target the same victims multiple times in a period of time. In fact, being a victim in the past is one of the best predictors of whether an individual will be harmed again, by the same offender or another one. The more victimizations one experiences, the higher the probability of future victimization. Individuals who are chronically victimized tend to hang out in ‘hot spots', which are areas with high crime rates. People who have experienced multiple victimizations are also those who tend to not learn from past mistakes and routinely do the same things that made them high risk for victimization to begin with. Analysts offer two reasons for repeat victimizations and these are boost and flag explanations. The first looks at offender behavior and how successful crimes tend to dictate the location and person for the second attempt. For example, a house successfully burglarized is one likely to be targeted again. Flag explanations focus on victims and refer to vulnerable or attractive opportunities and targets. For example, taxi drivers are often mugged because they are an attractive opportunity as they carry good sums of cash.