Innocent Crime Victimization of Bangladesh

The incidents where the victims of the event have no relation to the event beforehand but are fallen victims of the events suddenly occurred are known as innocent victimization. Events of natural catastrophe, political insurgency, war, mass violence, communal riots, etc. cause such victimization. Such victims may have cost nearest and dearest ones to survive with. On the other hand, from the view-point of radical criminology, when any state as the ultimate guardian can not make sure the basic social security of its people, then this type of events usually takes place as defective system of the society.

The effects of Crime victimization in Bangladesh

Putwain and Sammons (2002), in their book Psychology and Crime, noted that, “It is almost inevitable that a person will experience some degree of distress as a result of being victimized, especially if the crime is a violent one. Kahn (1984) identifies a large number of possible responses to victimization including depression, anxiety, paranoia, shock and anger. Davis and Friedman (1985) found that 75 percent of a sample of burglary victims reported psychological symptoms including anxiety and disturbed sleep, three weeks after the offence. Not surprisingly, one of the main determinants of a victim’s reaction is the seriousness of the crime. However, it should be noted that people vary in the extent to which they are adversely affected by victimization. Two important variables which affect how a person will be affected by victimization are belief in a just world and locus of control.