Mendelsohn, known as “the father of victimology” created a classification of victims based on their culpability, or the degree of the victim’s blame. List and describe 3 of the 6 levels.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Completely innocent victim: victim who bears no responsibility at all for victimization; victim simply because of his or her nature such as being a child.
2. Victim with minor guilt: a victim who is victimized due to ignorance; a victim who inadvertently places him or herself in harm’s way.
3. Victim as guilty as offender/voluntary victim: a victim who bears as much responsibility as the offender; a person who enters into a suicide pact.
4. Victim more guilty than offender: a victim who instigates or provokes own victimization
5. Most gilty victim: a victim who is victimized during the perpetration of a crime or as a result of crime
6. Simulating or imaginary victim: a victim who actually was not victimized at all but instead fabricates a victimization event
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