Discuss the situations that make it more likely for children and the elderly to become victims of crime and how vulnerabilities as a result of age or ability level contribute to victimization. Reflect on the research for your Holistic Victim Restitution Plan. Choose at least one area of your research that either made you change a pre-existing position you held about the state of victimology research. Consider how your perspective has changed on the following topics:

the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in addressing victimology, your understanding of victimology theories, landmark victimology federal court decisions, victimology issues, creation of a socially just society, and potential career opportunities.