Marginalized in society, so vulnerable to victimization. Reasonably intelligent people who are naive or vulnerable in some way. Gullible, easily swayed, and not vigilant. Greedy can be targeted by scammers who would take advantage of their desire for financial gain. Often prone to victimization by intimate partners. They desire to be with someone at any cost. Primary abusers in relationships become victims when the one being abused turns on them.Įnter situations in which they are taken advantage such as blackmail. Von Hentig’s work was the basis for later theories of victim precipitation. Victim precipitation suggests many victims play a role in their victimization. First, the victim acted during the offense, and second that the victim instigated the commission of the offense. It is important to note that criminologists were attempting to demonstrate that victims may have some role in the victimization and are not truly innocent.
Today we often recognize the role of victimization without blaming the individual because ultimately the person who offended is the person who offended.'It's almost like he never left. Like he was shadowing my life, like he was not accepting of it at all,' says Jessica.