Tertiary victims
Reality principle
Resilience
Serotonin
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
Situation crime prevention (SCP)
The gender gap
Rejected victim
Pleasure principle
The crime square
Ideal victims
Designated victim
Hybrid offences
The warrior gene
Individuals that were not present when the crime took place, but that suffer as a consequence of hearing about it.
Offences which prosecutors are able to decide to try as summary or indictable offences.
A highly effective crime prevention framework based on criminological theory aimed at influencing offenders' decisions by making offending less attractive and riskier.
A term used to refer to the difference in the volume of crimes committed by males and females, which in Canada has been narrowing over the last few decades.
Also known as Monoamine oxidase (A and B), which is associated with an increased likelihood of male violence.
Individuals that believe they have been victims of a crime, but are not perceived as such by others.
Individuals that don't believe they have been victimized, but do see them as victims.
Proposed by left realism. Includes the victim, the offender, the state, and informal social controls.
Usually includes the following characteristics: Weak, going about routine, blameless, unrelated to offender, submissive position and their lack of power and the empathy they generate among others makes their role in the crime event clear.
A term used to refer to people's ability to bounce back from traumatic experiences, by personal (coping and social skills) and contextual (support from friends, neighbours and family) protective mechanisms.
Guides the impulsive part of our personality called the id, which contains our hidden urges and desires. It demands instant gratification.
A highly effective crime prevention framework based on criminological theories which focuses on how to modify the built environment to make crime less attractive and avoid providing crime opportunities for offenders.
Guides the part our personality called the ego, which regulates the demands of the id and superego by interfacing with reality. It attempts to delay gratification and operate in a socially acceptable manner.
Neurotransmitter know to inhibit impulsive behaviour.
