The warrior gene
Serotonin
Tertiary victims
Designated victim
Situation crime prevention (SCP)
Resilience
Pleasure principle
The gender gap
Hybrid offences
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
Rejected victim
Ideal victims
Reality principle
The crime square
Individuals that don't believe they have been victimized, but do see them as victims.
Guides the impulsive part of our personality called the id, which contains our hidden urges and desires. It demands instant gratification.
Also known as Monoamine oxidase (A and B), which is associated with an increased likelihood of male violence.
Neurotransmitter know to inhibit impulsive behaviour.
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.
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 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.
Individuals that were not present when the crime took place, but that suffer as a consequence of hearing about it.
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.
Individuals that believe they have been victims of a crime, but are not perceived as such by others.
Offences which prosecutors are able to decide to try as summary or indictable offences.
Proposed by left realism. Includes the victim, the offender, the state, and informal social controls.
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.
