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Concerning victimism, while the overuse of the concepts of trauma and vulnerability have been criticized for their diffusessss1 and individualist approach in clinical psychology (Furedi, 2004), alternative notions about victimisation have emerged, sometimes in contradictory terms, to put the focus on empowerment, altruistic growth, social suffering, harm and zemiology (Boukli and Kotzé, 2018). Specifically, we can wonder whether survivor or overcomer might be a better alternative name (Ben-David, 2020), taking into account a so-called positive perspective (Ronel and Toren, 2012). This perspective might have the potential of avoiding victimism and paternalism, but it may also entail the risk of banalising the impact of victimisation in terms of depth and length of suffering and, perhaps, favouring individualistic and blaming approaches.

Besides positivist classifications on victims’ participation or contribution to crime, we can think of other criteria such as the following: