Library Research: Applying Theory to Violent Victimization
As usual, 24-year-old Carla left her apartment around 10:00
p.m. to jog to her boyfriend Casey’s apartment two miles away. She planned to
spend the night with him and jog back home the next morning. Carla lived in a
fairly safe neighborhood in Centervale, but Casey lived in a dilapidated
apartment complex that was mostly hidden off the main road, between a bar
called Bikers-R-Us and a two-story county office complex used by probation
officers and drug rehab counselors.
Carla usually arrived between 10:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., but
when she failed to reach his place by 11:00 p.m., Casey got worried. He started
calling Carla on her cell phone, but the calls kept going to her voice mail. He
called and informed the police. Before calling the police, however, he hid the
methamphetamine that he had already prepared for a couple of Carla’s clients
who were supposed to arrive at midnight. He also hid the marijuana that he was
planning to smoke with Carla.
The police found Carla’s body within ten minutes in an area
covered with trees, between the main road and the apartment complex where Casey
lived. An investigation showed that Carla had been sexually assaulted. She had
died of strangulation.
Task:
Using the Argosy University online library and the assigned
readings, prepare a 4–5 page report analyzing at least three victimization
theories. Based on your analysis, answer the following questions:
How do these theories relate to Carla’s case of
victimization?
According to you, which victimization theory is most
relevant to this case and why?
According to you, which victimization theory is least
relevant in this case and why?
Do you feel that Carla precipitated or was partially to
blame for the crime? Give reasons for your answer.
Include an APA-formatted reference page that links back to
your in-text citations and supports your recommendations. Remember, you cannot
have only in-text citations or only references. You must have both because
in-text citations and references link to each other.
