Abstract
The field of victimology has become an area of serious scientific enquiry only recently and now
attracts a wide range of theories from within multiple disciplines. In this paper the contribution
that the science of behavior analysis can make to the conceptualization of the field is explored by
investigating what makes people vulnerable to becoming victims or indeed perpetrators of
violence and by examining why some people who have experienced violent incidents become
victims while others grow to be survivors. A behavior analytic perspective sheds new light on
these issues.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 433-448 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Journal of Behavioral and Consultation Therapy |
| Volume | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |