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The ‘Imperfect Victim’ : A Qualitative Analysis of Victim Blaming

Author(s) Ms. Vaidehi Goswami
Country India
Abstract This present study explored victim blaming in criminal cases involving imperfect victims through a qualitative multiple case study design and it took four cases = Trayvon Martin, Shannan Gilbert, Tina Fontaine and Nicole Brown Simpson. Data was collected from secondary sources like published research articles ,books, media reports, documentaries and publicly available case materials. For the data analysis, thematic analysis was used to identify the recurring patterns in public reaction and victim blaming narratives across the selected cases.The analysis revealed five major themes: conditional victimhood, moral character as a measure of victim worthiness, the transformation of vulnerability into responsibility, retrospective reconstruction of choice, and hierarchies of sympathy. The findings suggest that public responses to victims are often shaped by perceptions of morality, social acceptability, and conformity to societal expectations rather than by victimization alone. Victims who deviated from the traditional image of the ideal victim frequently experienced greater scrutiny, skepticism, and blame. The study contributes to victimology and forensic psychology literature by shifting attention from why people blame victims to how society determines who is considered worthy of sympathy and recognition as a victim.
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-08-23
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.86366
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