Criminology

At the first part of the reading, two accounts of crimes committed by a person or a group of persons towards other people are presented. The first account involves a couple whose relationship ended because of the jealous and violent nature of the man. The second story narrates the death of a family due to a feud that started with their children. After reading the two stories, there are congruent features based on the incidents involved prior to the commission of the crime. The said similarities can be used to define the concept of repeat victimization.

Based on the two narratives, certain elements can be attributed to repeat victimization and form an understanding of the said concept. First, repeat victimization, as the name suggests, involves repeated acts of threat andor a series of violent acts from the offenders to the victims, which could lead to the death of the latter. The repetitive acts of offenses committed by a person are a form of aggravation and there are chances that the offender will stop before the victims death. Second, a constant desire to harm the victim is observed from the end of the offender. In both narratives, the offenders expressed their desire, through verbal articulations or actions, to harm the victim prior to killing them and that there is little or no guilt and hesitation from the offenders side. Third, it is possible that the person who committed the crime will not be the same person who expressed the desire to kill the victim. As observed from both accounts, the person who wanted to inflict pain over their victims required the help andor bribed others to help them in the commission of crime. In the case of the couple, the man wanted to pay for the act but still did it when nobody wanted to do the task. On the second case, it was the child who first initiated the disagreement but it was his father who did the crime. Still, it was the mother and the daughter who provoked the fathers willingness to do the offense.

The prevention of repeat victimization can be preceded by certain methods to make it more effective. As a precedent to the prevention of repeat victimizations, the police authorities can use the sting or honeypot operations. Sting operations require making a tempting opportunity for the offenders and wait until the crime is committed. On the other hand, honeypot operations provide information on the frequency and strategies used by cybercriminals.

Nonetheless, there are also problems that can be encountered in the prevention of repeat victimizations. First, the pattern and frequency of offenses may be difficult to decipher. In this case, it is difficult to determine the location, type, and time of the next offense. When this happens, the police authorities experience difficulties in planning for preventive operations against the offender. Second, the offender may learn that the opportunity is a part of a police operation and would not participate or become more violent.