What is the history of victimology and how has it developed

Question

Give a definition of victimology.

1. What is the history of victimology, and how has it developed?

2. Explain how it is different from criminology, sociology, or psychology.

3. Who established the first safe houses for battered women? Where and when were these safe houses established?

4. Who established the first rape crisis centers? Where and when were these centers established?

5. How has the Civil Rights movement contributed to antidiscrimination efforts and the establishment of hate crime legislation and policy?

6. What role have children's rights groups played in highlighting the problems that child victims face in the criminal justice system?

7. Which organizations might she contact that provide specific advocacy for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and homicide?

8. What services are not provided by government crime compensation programs?

9. Explain the need for all states to require mandatory reporting by religious organizations of child abuse by clergy.

10. How can the media be used to affect change in states that do not yet require mandatory reporting?

11. Research the clergy abuse in a state of your choice, and answer the following:

12. If mandatory reporting exists, how long has this been a requirement? What organizations are involved in tracking and helping the victims with this type of abuse?

13. If mandatory reporting does not exist, what alternative processes exist for reporting clergy abuse?

Answer 1

Provide answers to each and every question illustrated below which are based on criminology, sociology and psychology. The answer must be provided in a word document which must be APA formatted. Q1. Write down the history of victimology and explain how has it developed? Q2. Describe how it is dissimilar from criminology, sociology and psychology. Q3. Who set up the first safe houses for battered women? Where and when were such safe houses set up? Q4. Who set up the first rape crisis centers? Where and when were such centers set up? Q5. Define the role which children's rights groups have played in emphasizing the problems which child victims face in the criminal justice system? Q6. Name the organizations which might she contact that give particular advocacy for victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and homicide? Q7. Illustrate how can the media be employed to influence change in states which don’t yet need obligatory reporting?