Assignment: A Holistic Response to Crime Victimization

This week's required readings discuss how multifaceted victimization is and the role of a social support system in assisting a victim to work through victimization. There are many techniques that can be used to respond to crime victimization, such as using innovative advancements in technology or grassroots activism and action.

Address the following in your initial post:

• What three methods do you propose will provide a holistic response to crime victimization? Explain.

• In your response, critique the criminal justice system's response to victimization and propose a holistic plan for providing victims with restitution.

• In your opinion, what will it take in order for victims to be made whole again? Explain.

Your initial post must contain approximately 400 words and reference at least two scholarly sources in proper APA format.

The Future of Victimology

Discuss how the various characteristics of a person can make them vulnerable to becoming a victim of crime. Victimology has come a long way since its initial acceptance in the criminal justice community; however, there remains work to do in order to eradicate criminal victimization.

Address the following in your initial post:

• What are three changes you expect in the field of victimology over the next 50 years?
• Discuss the current state of victimology for the areas you choose, and provide support for the ways in which victimology will change.

Your initial post must contain approximately 400 words and reference at least two scholarly sources in proper APA format. At a minimum, your discussion should include sections analyzing the rise of victimology, evaluating empirical data regarding crime victims, explaining the victim's contribution to crime, critiquing the criminal justice system's response to victimization, and a proposed holistic plan for victim restitution.