Victim Precipitation

Larry E.Sullivan

doi:10.4135/9781412972024

Entry
Entries A-Z

Return to Entries

Victim Precipitation

Edited by:
Larry E. Sullivan
In:The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412972024.n2650
Subject:General Sociology

Request Permissions

Show page numbers Hide page numbers

A person who throws the first punch in a fight but then ends up more seriously injured is often said to have precipitated the victimization. Victim precipitation occurs when the victim of an offense has substantially contributed to his or her own victimization.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972024.n2650

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

Watch videos from a variety of sources bringing classroom topics to life
Read modern, diverse business cases
Explore hundreds of books and reference titles

No internet connection.

All search filters on the page have been cleared.

Your search has been saved.

Entry

Entries A-Z

Victim Precipitation

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

Read next

More like this

Sage Recommends