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Viktimilogija - savremeni naučni pogled na kriminalitet i njegovu žrtvu
Victimology: A Contemporary Theoretical Approach to Crime and its Victim

Author(s): Miomira P. Kostić
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Penal victimology; general victimology; feminist victimology; resilience

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author has provided a brief overview of diverse theoretical conceptions generated in the course of development of victimology both as an independent scientific discipline and as a sub-discipline of criminology. Starting from the concept of penal victimology and moving towards the concept of general victimology, the author presents the victimologists' critical remarks on general victimology as well as the opinions speaking in favour to penal victimology and feminist-oriented victimology. Further on, the author explores the concept of resilience and its significance in the treatment of crime victim.

  • Issue Year: 8/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 66-78
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English