Compare and contrast the most important theories of victimization According to victim precipitation theory', some people may actually initiate the confrontation that eventually leads to their injury...

Compare and contrast the most important theories of victimization According to victim precipitation theory', some people may actually initiate the confrontation that eventually leads to their injury or death. Victim precipitation can be either active or passive. Some criminologists believe that people may become crime victims because their lifestyle increases their exposure to criminal ollenders. People who have high-risk lifestyles— drinking, taking drugs, getting involved in crime—have a much greater chance of victimization. According to deviant place theory, the greater their exposure to dangerous places, the more likely people are to become victims of crime and violence. Deviant places are poor, densely populated, highly transient neighborhoods in which commercial and residential properties exist side by side. Routine activities theory links victimization to the availability ol suitable targets, the absence of capable guardians, and the presence ot motivated ollenders.