Furthermore, feminist victimology research challenged the popular concept of 'stranger danger' and revealed that "women are significantly more likely to be victimised by a man they know than by a stranger.... Indeed, Von Hentig (1948) identified thirteen of these factors which he claimed made individuals most susceptible to victimisation. ... (Walklate, 1989) In addition to this, the most significant problem is that the statistics do not explain why victimisation occurs, which essentially means that it cannot be used to solely support victim culpability. ...

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