Victimologist
For this assignment, you are one of the following victimologists: von Hentig, Mendelsohn, Schafer, Amir, or Wolfgang. You are to assume their persona and analyze a crime event drawn from the news media through your particular victimological lens.
Explain the theoretical perspective of your persona in detail – the main tenets of your theories, your research, and what it taught you about criminals and their victims (you will probably have to do some additional research beyond the textbook about your victimologist persona). Then learn all you can about the crime, the suspect, the victim, and the judicial outcome of the case if known.
Post a minimum 750 word explanation of the event, the actions of the victim and suspect, and the overall circumstances, etc. Analyze the case in terms of your theory, typology, and victimological viewpoint.
In other words, explain the event from the theoretical lens of the victimologist whose persona you are assuming. Justify why your assessment of the event is more valid than alternative views.
