id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentences	flesch	summary	cache	txt
work_ph4dgiywsbcinpofn5mvqy7csy	Jan Van Dijk	In the shadow of Christ ? On the use of the word "victim" for those affected by crime	2008.0	13	.pdf	application/pdf	9486	605	59	On the use of the word "victim" for those affected by crime. these etymological analyses for a better understanding of the role of the victim in criminal procedure, another topic raised in Fletcher's book. In classical Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, the wider use of the victim label for those affected by crime is non-existent. sin in old Hebrew, Fletcher returns to the linguistic phenomenon at issue, namely, that "the word for 'victim' in with supposedly more humane restorative justice approaches outside criminal justice.10 Fletcher's interpretation of the use of the victim label adds fuel to If those affected by crime are called victims because of their resemblance to Jesus Christ, the French language, Le Grand Robert, the oldest documented figurative use of "victim" for a human person is also a reference to Jesus Christ. Those affected by crime are in my view called victims because their suffering resembles that of the figure of Christ.	./cache/work_ph4dgiywsbcinpofn5mvqy7csy.pdf	./txt/work_ph4dgiywsbcinpofn5mvqy7csy.txt