Positive victimology: An innovation or “more of the same”?

Abstract

This article discusses the theoretical and practical development of a new perspective called Positive Victimology. A review of constructing worlds such as Positive Criminology and Positive Psychology is examined in their importance and contribution towards founding the preliminary yet innovative discipline of Positive Victimology. However since this domain is an enhancement or improvement of already existent terminology there is a need to investigate the true theoretical and practical need for a new field while weighing the advantages and shortcomings of producing new territory.Clanak razmatra teorijski i prakticni razvoj novog pravca pod nazivom Pozitivna viktimologija. Analizira se nacin konstruisanja svetova kakav nude pozitivna kiriminologija i pozitivna psihologija, a ove dve discipline razmatraju se pre svega kroz njihov znacaj i doprinos osnivanju pozitivne viktimologije kao inovativne discipline u zacetku. Ipak, kako je domen pozitivne viktimologije neka vrsta unapredjenja vec postojecih koncepata, potrebno je istraziti istinsku teoretsku i prakticnu potrebu za otvaranjem novog polja istrazivanja, a istovremeno i proceniti koje su prednosti i mane kreiranja jedne potpuno nove sfere.