Question

Donald was arrested for murdering an acquaintance. At the trial, Donald takes the stand and testifies that he and the victim knew each other. He admits that they would drink and use drugs together. One night while "partying," Donald explains in his testimony, an argument got out of hand during a card game. Donald explains that the victim accused him of cheating and pulled out a knife on him and started swinging it in the air. Donald said that he had no choice but to pull out his gun and shoot the victim. The jury convicted Donald of manslaughter.​ What subarea of criminology would most interested in understanding the victim's role in Donald's case?

Answer 1

Victimology (Victim precipitation theory)

Step-by-step explanation:

Victimology is a subarea of criminology that studies the relationship between the victim of a crime and the perpetrator, it examines the causes and the nature of the crime. It also study if the victim of the crime and the perpetrator were strangers to each other, friends and even family member and what could have triggered the perpetrators action. The aspect that is most concerned with describing the action of the victim and how it triggered the perpetrator into committing the crime is known as victim precipitation theory.