Forensic Victimology

Victim Precipitation: Why we need to Expand Upon the Theory

“…This alignment with victim blaming is not helped by some of the studies such as Amir [6] which revolved around sexual assault where it is often viewed that a manner of dress or behaviour is seen as a sexual invitation. Attempts have thus far been made to address this concern [8,9], redirecting inquiries about precipitation from any form of blame to attempts to understand the criminal event in its totality.…”

“…Studying precipitation allows us to understand more about how the victim and offender are connected. Whether compiling a victimology or doing a thorough analysis of a criminal event (such as an Applied Crime Analysis or ACA, see Petherick et al [9]), every effort must be made to understand the breadth and depth of physical and emotional experiences of each party, along with how they perceived and responded to events, and how others responded to their responses, and so on.…”

The Evolution of Criminal Profiling

“…In contrast, CSA or IP, for example, provide a more general picture of the likely offender based on the analysis of past cases and assume to a large degree that the police and forensic experts have made available all the information relating to the investigation. Although this reconstruction process should not be overlooked, BEA is still a relatively new concept; however, a fourth edition of the popular Criminal Profiling text and other publications continue to add to its theoretical foundation (Chisum & Turvey, 2007;Petherick, Turvey & Ferguson, 2009;Turvey, 2011). Courses in BEA are also taught to students and professionals in a range of jurisdictions, including the United States, China, Singapore, and Australia.…”

Forensic Paleontology: A Tool for “Intelligence” and Investigation

“…Moreover, Nature's constant variability induces paleontologists to record the finest details, even if they may be devoid of meaning or unknown upon their finding. Finally, given their holistic approach, paleontologists tackle problems by standing aside, when and if possible, by repetitive procedures, thus, they may by right be included among “forensic scientists” rather than among “forensic technicians” .…”