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Revisiting The Non-Ideal Victim (2018)
Book Chapter
Fohring, S. (2018). Revisiting The Non-Ideal Victim. In M. Duggan (Ed.), Revisiting the 'Ideal Victim': Developments in Critical Victimology. Policy Press

In The Ideal Victim, Christie naturally focuses on characterising the Ideal victim and the sociology of the phenomena. Alternatively, in this chapter, I will focus instead on the non-ideal victim and how this sub-group of victims is linked to individ... Read More about Revisiting The Non-Ideal Victim.

What’s in a word? Victims on ‘victim’ (2018)
Journal Article
Fohring, S. (2018). What’s in a word? Victims on ‘victim’. International Review of Victimology, 24(2), 151-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269758018755154

Identifying as a victim of crime is a complex process involving both social and personal motivations. This paper utilises data gathered from victims of crime to examine how their thoughts, feelings and reactions to the victim label are influenced by... Read More about What’s in a word? Victims on ‘victim’.