An Analysis of Victim Precipitation

Victim Precipitation
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Victim Precipitation
Victim precipitation entails the situations through which victims initiate actions that lead to their victimization. In some cases, a victim can be the initial aggressor. Victims might engage in activities or do things that attract criminal offenders. In such instances, when a crime is committed, a victim is guiltier after reflecting on the actions or behaviors that led to the loss or harm (Daigle, 2018). Crimes that are commonly linked with victim precipitation include sexual assault, rape, robbery, and homicide. That is why individuals are encouraged to avoid activities or actions that might cause harm. Victim precipitation discusses the opportunity that a criminal gets and utilizes to commit a crime. Not all the time that a victim knows when he or she is engaging in activities or behaviors that attract their offenders.
A good example of victim precipitation is rape. A victim-precipitated rape takes place when a criminal offender interprets the actions or behav...