Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 90

 

Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 90

A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES

SECOND EDITION

 

“When corporations are bought and sold, you jerk people’s lives around without even knowing it,” said one Jackson businessman. This statement illustrates one of the factors that elevated Annie Hearin’s risk level as victim: the nature of her husband’s business of making decisions that could be potentially disastrous to some people. Another factor that increased Annie Hearin’s risk level is that she was a frail, seventy-two-year-old woman who was not in particularly good health. She would pose minimal resistance to the offender, making her easier to control and minimizing any commotion that would attract unwanted witnesses. Thus, Annie Hearin was an example of a victim whose low risk level became slightly heightened by offender perception.