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An Illustration of the Four Stages in the Rediscovery Process: The Plight of Victims of Human Trafficking Stage One: Reviving Public Outrage About a Longstanding Problem: Trafficking in human beings is widely recognized as a lucrative racket and a major aspect of the crime problem in a great many source, transit, and destination countries across […]

Research and Temporary Resolution of Disputes It is during the fourth and last stage of the rediscov- ery process that victimologists can make their most valuable contributions. By getting to the bottom of unsolved mysteries and by intervening in bitter conflicts, researchers can become a source of accu- rate assessments, by helping to evaluate competing

  Emergence of an Opposition and Development of Resistance to Further Changes The third stage in the rediscovery process is marked by the emergence of groups that oppose the goals sought by victims of rediscovered crimes. The victims had to overcome public apathy during Stage 1 and bureau- cratic inertia during Stage 2. During Stage

Winning Victories, Implementing Reforms The rediscovery process enters its second stage whenever activists and advocacy groups begin to make headway toward their goals. At first, it might be necessary to set up indepen- dent demonstration projects or pilot programs to prove the need for special services. Then government grants or funding from private foundations can

Calling Attention to an Overlooked Problem The rediscovery process is set in motion whenever activists begin to raise the public’s consciousness about some type of illegal situation that “everybody knows” happens but few have cared enough to investigate or try to correct. These moral entrepre- neurs, who lead campaigns to change laws and win people

THE REDISCOVERY PROCESS IN ACTION, STEP BY STEP The rediscovery process is more than just a well- intentioned humanitarian undertaking, media cam- paign, or example of special pleading. It has far- reaching consequences for everyday life, and the stakes are high. Injured people who gain legitimacy as innocent victims and win public backing are in

The Process of Rediscovery Goes On and On These recently recognized groups of victims face special pro- blems that require imaginative solutions. They eventually will receive the assistance and support they need as the rediscovery process continues to focus attention and resources on their plight: Individuals who are deaf, blind, mentally retarded, mentally ill, or

Highlights in the Brief History of Victimology and Victim Assistance Year Event 1924 Edwin Sutherland writes the first criminology textbook that includes a short discussion about victims. 1941 Hans Von Hentig publishes an article focusing on the interaction between victims and criminals. 1947 Beniamin Mendelsohn coins the term victimology in an article written in French.

REDISCOVERING ADDITIONAL GROUPS OF VICTIMS This process—in which people whose plight was recognized long ago but is neglected for many years until it finally attracts the attention it deserves—goes on and on with no end in sight. Some rediscovered groups that have received a great deal of study and support include abused children, battered women;

Commercial Interests: Selling Security Products and Services to Victims Just as the rediscovery of victims by elected offi- cials and the news media has benefits as well as drawbacks, so too does the new attention paid to injured parties by businesses. An emerging market of people seeking out protective services and anti- theft devices simultaneously