Golden Age Of Victimology Essay

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Introduction In this paper, I will be defining what victimology is, its history and how it developed over the years. In addition, I will briefly explain how out of criminology, sociology and psychology we were able to develop victimology. For anyone who is a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, rape, and homicide there are many organizations available to speak to people 24/7, who will be their medical advocates, assist in housing, and many other ways to assist those who are in need. Because of the rise in domestic violence and rape, the 1970’s brought about shelters and rape crisis centers to work with those who have been violated or abused. I will explain how the Civil Rights Movement of 1968 brought about phenomenal changes throughout …show more content…

The concept and study of victims has three distinct eras. The Golden Age of victimology began around 2000 B.C. where tribal law was the rules, regulations and collection of laws and there was no getting around it. Victims would seek revenge and assist in determining the type of punishment, which usually was compensation. Problems with tribal law was as families grew vendettas could lead to banishment of families or families were repeatedly victimized. It was an age of a form of discretionary justice that concluded that this method was not working (Turvey, 2009).
The next era was the Dark Ages of victimology, which began in the middle ages through the 1900’s, as a result of a more structured local government and the development formalized legal statutes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections. During this era the victims and the crimes against them were forgotten as the criminal justice system developed. Offenses were considered crimes against the state or the laws of the king instead of against the victim or the victim’s family. As the criminal justice system grew, victim’s involvement decreased to being nothing more than being a witness for law enforcement or the prosecution, and punishment and rights superseded victim rights, restoration and disregarded what was in the best interest of the victim (Turvey,

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