Personal experiences of victims of violent crimes: an African perspective

Mpata, Modjadji Fletta

dc.contributor.advisor	Nel, J. A.
dc.contributor.advisor	Mokgatlhe, P. B.
dc.contributor.author	Mpata, Modjadji Fletta
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-08T10:18:14Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-08T10:18:14Z
dc.date.issued	2011-02
dc.identifier.citation	Mpata, Modjadji Fletta (2011) Personal experiences of victims of violent crimes: an African perspective, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7693>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7693
dc.description.abstract	This research focused on the personal experiences of both male and female victims of violent crimes. The aim of this research was to explore how indigenous Black South Africans understand and deal with victimisation. An African epistemology was used to help gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of the participants. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling strategy. Five participants were selected for this study. Data was collected using individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Based on the transcribed data, themes were extracted and analysed using content analysis. The results indicate that participants attributed varying meanings to their victimisation.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (156 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Violent crime	en
dc.subject	Murder	en
dc.subject	Attempted murder	en
dc.subject	Armed robbery	en
dc.subject	Vehicle hijacking	en
dc.subject	Assault with intent to inflict severe bodily harm	en
dc.subject	Rape	en
dc.subject	Direct victim	en
dc.subject	Indirect victim	en
dc.subject	Victimisation	en
dc.subject	Primary victimisation	en
dc.subject	Secondary victimisation	en
dc.subject	Victim‟s rights	en
dc.subject	Victim‟s need	en
dc.subject	Victim support	en
dc.subject	Victim empowerment	en
dc.subject	African epistemology	en
dc.subject.ddc	364.15
dc.subject.lcsh	Violent crimes -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Victims of crimes -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Violence -- Psychological aspects
dc.title	Personal experiences of victims of violent crimes: an African perspective	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Psychology	en
dc.description.degree	M. A. (Clinical Psychology)	en