Victimisation describes the state or process of becoming a victim. This lesson introduces the field that studies victimisation and examines peer victimisation, workplace victimisation, and secondary victimisation.
Victimisation is the state or process of being victimised or becoming a victim. The study of the processes, rates, incidence, effects, and prevalence of victimisation is called victimology. Victimology considers both experiences of harm and the broader patterns and consequences associated with them.
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What is victimology?
The study of victimisation processes, rates, incidence, effects, and prevalence.
What is self-victimisation?
Fabricating victimhood for purposes such as manipulation, coping, or seeking attention.
What is victim mentality?
A painful self-image of powerlessness that may include helplessness, passivity, and self-blame.
What does the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) measure?
People’s reported experiences of crime, including incidents not reported to authorities.
What is revictimisation?
A statistical pattern of increased likelihood of experiencing victimisation again after earlier abuse or crime.
Quiz questions
What does victimology study?Answer: Victimisation processes, rates, incidence, effects, and prevalence.
Which situation is an example of peer victimisation?Answer: A child is targeted by aggressive behaviour from other children who are not siblings.
Under UK Equality Act 2010 employment law, what is the basis of victimisation?Answer: Unfavourable treatment because an employee carried out a protected act.
What distinguishes secondary victimisation from the original harmful event?Answer: It is further victim-blaming by criminal justice authorities after the event is reported.
What does revictimisation describe?Answer: A statistically higher likelihood of experiencing victimisation again after earlier abuse or crime.
Based on the Wikipedia article Victimisation, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.