"Active precipitation", "a victim taking action against their perpetrator that results in the crime" "Bystander effect", "the tendency for people in a group to assume that others can help so they do not" "Deviant place theory", "the view that several factors (suitable targets, capable guardians, and motivated offenders) play a role in whether a person actually is victimized." "Elder Justice Act", "a 2002 federal law which provided funding to state and local Adult Protective Services Programs" "Impulsivity", "the tendency to act without weighing the consequences of the action" "Intangible costs", "losses suffered that cannot easily be measured in dollars, such as pain and distress" "Just world phenomenon", "the view that people get what they deserve in life" "Lifestyle theories", "the view that people become victimized because of choices they make for how they live their life" "National Crime Victimization Survey", "a Bureau of Justice Statistics report on victimization" "Offender blaming", "the view that an offender is responsible for the crime" "Passive precipitation", "a victim has a characteristic that leads to the crime" "Perpetrator", "a person who commits a crime" "Personality theories", "a view of victimization that focuses on the characteristics of the victim that have made that person more likely to be the victim of a crime" "Polyvictimization", "the experience of more than one type of victimization over time" "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder", "a condition that can develop in people who have experienced a traumatic event" "Revictimization", "Victimization that occurs after the original trauma" "Routine activities theory", "the view that several factors (suitable targets, capable guardians, and motivated offenders) play a role in whether a person is victimized" "Secondary injuries (secondary victimization)", "negative impacts on victims caused by their interaction with service providers and the criminal justice system" "Survivor", "a person who lived through a difficult and potentially life-threatening event" "System blaming", "the view that social problems result in crime" "Tangible costs", "out of pocket costs that can be measured in dollars" "Undocumented", "not having the expected legal documents" "Victim", "a person harmed by an event, such as a crime" "Victim defending", "the pro-victim stance that victims should not share in responsibility for a crime" "Victim playing", "inaccurately portraying oneself as the victim" "Victim precipitation", "the view that a victim’s actions play a role in the crime" "Victimologist", "a criminologist who focuses specifically on the victims of crime" "Victimology", "the study of how victims experience the crime process" "Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)", "a 1994 federal law which expanded prosecution of crimes against women and greater protection of the victims of these crimes"
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