Papers by Georgios Karamanos
The Manchester Review of Law, Crime & Ethics., 2018
This article is a theoretical examination of the applicability of Nils
Christie’s criminological ... more This article is a theoretical examination of the applicability of Nils
Christie’s criminological notion of the ‘ideal victim’ in cases of
mass violence and scenarios of mass victimisation. The article
documents Christie’s theoretical constellation and valid criticisms
towards victim status and reviews modern academic discourses
influenced by Christie’s original theorisation which further
illustrate the intricacies and complexities that arise regarding victim
identity. After analysing the ways under which structural forces,
such as the mass-media and politics, influence the process of
victimhood, the article continues by focusing on the intertwined
relationship between victim identity and institutionalised
mechanisms of victimisation. Furthermore, the article documents
the ways under which Christie’s notion of the ‘ideal victim’ has
been adapted in order to be incorporated in the criminological
research of mass-violence. At last, by transitioning from instances
of micro-level victimisation to theatres of mass-violence the article
theoretically tests the applicability of ‘ideal victim’ theory in cases
of extensive victimisation. The article concludes that the integration
of concepts such as Christie’s ‘ideal victim’ is quintessential for a
criminology of mass-violence which aspires to be both theoretically
informed and practically engaged with the issue of victimisation.
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Papers by Georgios Karamanos
Christie’s criminological notion of the ‘ideal victim’ in cases of
mass violence and scenarios of mass victimisation. The article
documents Christie’s theoretical constellation and valid criticisms
towards victim status and reviews modern academic discourses
influenced by Christie’s original theorisation which further
illustrate the intricacies and complexities that arise regarding victim
identity. After analysing the ways under which structural forces,
such as the mass-media and politics, influence the process of
victimhood, the article continues by focusing on the intertwined
relationship between victim identity and institutionalised
mechanisms of victimisation. Furthermore, the article documents
the ways under which Christie’s notion of the ‘ideal victim’ has
been adapted in order to be incorporated in the criminological
research of mass-violence. At last, by transitioning from instances
of micro-level victimisation to theatres of mass-violence the article
theoretically tests the applicability of ‘ideal victim’ theory in cases
of extensive victimisation. The article concludes that the integration
of concepts such as Christie’s ‘ideal victim’ is quintessential for a
criminology of mass-violence which aspires to be both theoretically
informed and practically engaged with the issue of victimisation.
Christie’s criminological notion of the ‘ideal victim’ in cases of
mass violence and scenarios of mass victimisation. The article
documents Christie’s theoretical constellation and valid criticisms
towards victim status and reviews modern academic discourses
influenced by Christie’s original theorisation which further
illustrate the intricacies and complexities that arise regarding victim
identity. After analysing the ways under which structural forces,
such as the mass-media and politics, influence the process of
victimhood, the article continues by focusing on the intertwined
relationship between victim identity and institutionalised
mechanisms of victimisation. Furthermore, the article documents
the ways under which Christie’s notion of the ‘ideal victim’ has
been adapted in order to be incorporated in the criminological
research of mass-violence. At last, by transitioning from instances
of micro-level victimisation to theatres of mass-violence the article
theoretically tests the applicability of ‘ideal victim’ theory in cases
of extensive victimisation. The article concludes that the integration
of concepts such as Christie’s ‘ideal victim’ is quintessential for a
criminology of mass-violence which aspires to be both theoretically
informed and practically engaged with the issue of victimisation.