Victimisation - Revision history

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 In [[cultural criminology]], victimisation is understood as an objective, measurable concept, and criticized for that character. It is contrasted with the concept of 'fear of crime' that addresses the psychological and social aspects of becoming or feeling like a victim, and policy strategies, that focus more on changing public [[Perception of (in)security|perception]] than changing the [[security]] situation:
-"''Fear of crime has come to be regarded as a problem in and for itself, quite distinct from actual crime and victimisation, and distinctive policies have been developed to aim to reduce fear levels, rather than to reduce crime.''"<ref>Garland D.: The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001, 10.</ref>
+"''Fear of crime has come to be regarded as a problem in and for itself, quite distinct from actual crime and victimisation, and distinctive policies have been developed to aim to reduce fear levels, rather than to reduce crime.''"<ref> Garland D.: The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001, 10.</ref>
 ==Security related aspects==

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 In [[cultural criminology]], victimisation is understood as an objective, measurable concept, and criticized for that character. It is contrasted with the concept of 'fear of crime' that addresses the psychological and social aspects of becoming or feeling like a victim, and policy strategies, that focus more on changing public [[Perception of (in)security|perception]] than changing the [[security]] situation:
-"''Fear of crime has come to be regarded as a problem in and for itself, quite distinct from actual crime and victimisation, and distinctive policies have been developed to aim to reduce fear levels, rather than to reduce crime.''"<ref>D. Garland: The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001, p. 10.</ref>
+"''Fear of crime has come to be regarded as a problem in and for itself, quite distinct from actual crime and victimisation, and distinctive policies have been developed to aim to reduce fear levels, rather than to reduce crime.''"<ref>Garland D.: The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001, 10.</ref>
 ==Security related aspects==

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 ''' Victimisation ''' is the process of becoming, or the fact of having become, or feeling as, a victim.
-In criminology and crime statistics, this is often referred to as an objective fact, and the victimization rate (e.g. for a certain type of crime) is taken as an objective figure,<ref>Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimisation</ref>. But victimisation is strongly related to [[Perception of (in)security|perception of risks]]: it can also be a social fact: People can 'feel' as victims, whether or not they are victims or affected by a crime, etc.
+In criminology and crime statistics, this is often referred to as an objective fact, and the victimisation rate (e.g. for a certain type of crime) is taken as an objective figure.<ref>Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimisation</ref>. But victimisation is strongly related to [[Perception of (in)security|perception of risks]]: It can also be a social fact - people can 'feel' as victims, whether or not they are victims or affected by a crime, etc.
 ==Fear of crime==

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 ''' Victimisation ''' is the process of becoming, or the fact of having become, or feeling as, a victim.

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+''' Victimisation ''' is the process of becoming, or the fact of having become, or feeling as, a victim.
+In criminology and crime statistics, this is often referred to as an objective fact, and the victimization rate (e.g. for a certain type of crime) is taken as an objective figure,<ref>Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimisation</ref>. But victimisation is strongly related to [[Perception of (in)security|perception of risks]]: it can also be a social fact: People can 'feel' as victims, whether or not they are victims or affected by a crime, etc.
-''' Victimization ''' is the process of becoming, or the fact of having become, or feeling as, a victim.
-In criminology and crime statistics, this is often referred to as an objective fact, and the victimization rate (e.g. for a certain type of crime) is taken as an objective figure,<ref>Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimization</ref>. But victimization is strongly related to [[Perception of (in)security|perception of risks]]: it can also be a social fact: People can 'feel' as victims, whether or not they are victims or affected by a crime, etc.
 ==Fear of crime==
-In [[cultural criminology]], victimization is understood as an objective, measurable concept, and criticized for that character. It is contrasted with the concept of 'fear of crime' that addresses the psychological and social aspects of becoming or feeling like a victim, and policy strategies, that focus more on changing public [[Perception of (in)security|perception]] than changing the [[security]] situation:
+In [[cultural criminology]], victimisation is understood as an objective, measurable concept, and criticized for that character. It is contrasted with the concept of 'fear of crime' that addresses the psychological and social aspects of becoming or feeling like a victim, and policy strategies, that focus more on changing public [[Perception of (in)security|perception]] than changing the [[security]] situation:
-"''Fear of crime has come to be regarded as a problem in and for itself, quite distinct from actual crime and victimization, and distinctive policies have been developed to aim to reduce fear levels, rather than to reduce crime.''"<ref>D. Garland: The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001, p. 10.</ref>
+"''Fear of crime has come to be regarded as a problem in and for itself, quite distinct from actual crime and victimisation, and distinctive policies have been developed to aim to reduce fear levels, rather than to reduce crime.''"<ref>D. Garland: The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001, p. 10.</ref>
 ==Security related aspects==
-*High victimization rates, both in objective and in social feeling terms, have high relevance for objective and perceived urban security and risks.
+*High victimisation rates, both in objective and in social feeling terms, have high relevance for objective and perceived urban security and risks.
-* Victimization reflects the [[threat|threats]] and [[risk|risks]] an urban community is subjected to.
+* Victimisation reflects the [[threat|threats]] and [[risk|risks]] an urban community is subjected to.
-* Victimization reflects the [[security culture]] of a community.
+* Victimisation reflects the [[security culture]] of a community.
 ==Approaches how to address it==
-*Consider victimization concepts and trends in security related planning projects.
+*Consider victimisation concepts and trends in security related planning projects.
 *Consider security culture in security related planning projects.
 *Consider perception of local communities in security related planning projects.
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