The researchers look at the past to get a better perspective of today. They may look at and research specific trends and developments of stabbings in the past and follow those trends to where we are today. Researchers may ask if over the years have stabbing that relate to domestic violence increased? Another question may be because of our current access to guns today have the number of domestic related stabbing decreased over time? Developing an answer to these questions would look at past topics and trends that lead up to where we are today.
The last perspective we are reviewing is the economic impact of the unlawful activity (Karmen, 2016). Related to stabbings a victimologist may question what is the average medical cost is associated with a stabbing victims physical and physiological damage? We may also ask What is the victims’ cost associated with loss of time at work and rehabilitation throughout the criminal justice process and criminal proceedings in their cases? Researchers try to research any losses, associated costs, and expenses that may cost a victim due to a crime that was conducted against their person or