Which term describes categories of individuals affected by crime?

• A. Public Awareness
• B. Types of Victim
• C. Cultural change
• D. Decriminalisation

Answer: (B)

Understanding who is affected by crime and how we group them is a key idea in victimology. The term Types of Victim directly describes the different categories of individuals harmed by crime, such as primary victims who are directly harmed and secondary victims like family or friends who are affected by the crime’s consequences. Some frameworks even include tertiary victims, like society as a whole, to capture broader impacts. This focus on grouping people based on how they’re affected is what makes Types of Victim the best fit. The other terms relate to public knowledge (Public Awareness), changes in social norms (Cultural change), or changes to law (Decriminalisation), none of which describe categories of people harmed by crime.