Anthropological Victimology

There is no society in the world that is immune from crime and criminal activity. There are many different disciplines of study that theorize the reasons of crime, and the effects of crime on the community, criminal justice system, victims, etc. A Victimologist studies harm a victim will endure because of crime they experience (Karmen, 2016). Victimologists will attempt to scientifically study harm through three categories: physical, emotional, and financial harm. Through their studies, victimologists attempt to mitigate the effects of the harm a victim will experience in each of these three categories.

As with all violent crimes, the victim of a stabbing will experience harm in all three of these aforementioned categories. The victim will obviously suffer physical injuries (physical harm) that, depending in the severity of the injury caused by the stabbing, may require immediate and prolonged medical attention. This medical attention will cause the victim to experience financial harm, that may extend to a loss in wages if extended medical treatment is necessary or the injury reduces their ability to work. The emotional toll caused by the stabbing can affect a person for the rest of their life. This emotional harm may be harder to scientifically because of …show more content…
In a stabbing, each of these disciplines would have their own specific questions to ask about the incident. Anthropological victimologists would ask: Did the suspect chose this specific victim because of specific traits they observed?; and Is there a correlation between the specific traits of this victim and traits of stabbing victims in the past? Anthropologists study specific aspects of people, which they compare to people in the past. Knowing specific traits of current and past stabbing victims may help identify patterns that may reduce victims in the

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