Introduction This paper investigates crime through the understanding of victimization and its theories. The legal conception of crime and its elements also outline a key part of this discussion. At the center of this analysis is the role of socialization in explaining crime and the legal definitions of crime as a misdemeanor and a felony. A deeper assessment of this discussion shows that the social structure (and its three schools of thought), precipitation, lifestyle, and environmental theories explain victimization and the occurrence of crime. Nature of Victimization Victimization involves the unwarranted identification of persons for criminal profiling. Victimization may involve different treatments including exploitation and torture. In America, victimization takes different patterns. However, several theories explain people’s characteristics that predispose them to victimization. Characteristics that Predispose People to Victimization The environmental, victim precipitation, lifestyle, and deviant place theories explain people’s predisposition to victimization. The environmental theory suggests that a victim’s environment predisposes them to victimization. Therefore, environmental factors, like trees, influence the likelihood that victimization would occur. Comparatively, the precipitation theory suggests that people’s characters and behaviors predispose them to crime. For example, it says that the initiation of action and the exhibition of behaviors that draw attention to people predispose them to victimization. For example, people who pursue alternative sexual behaviors may have a higher predisposition to victimization than those who do not. Other subconscious characteristics about a person, such as love interests, may also increase their predisposition to victimization. Nonetheless, it is pertinent to mention that such behaviors may be passive or active. Lastly, the lifestyle theory also explains the predisposition to victimization. This theory suggests that lifestyle choices play a significant role in predisposing a person to victimization. For example, walking alone in the night and choosing to live in an unsecure neighborhood are common examples of factors that predispose people to victimization. This theory therefore suggests that victimization follows a definite pattern of occurrence. Therefore, it differs with people who suggest that victimization is random. Do Victims have Similar Characteristics? The lifestyle theory suggests that most victims share similar characteristics. For example, the theory presupposes that most victims often share similar characteristics with law offenders. Such characteristics may include impulsive behaviors and low self-control. When victims share these characteristics, they easily become “targets.” Comparatively, their more conservative counterparts experience low levels of victimization. Differences between a Misdemeanor and a Felony The type of punishment and the level of seriousness of an offense explain the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony. Misdemeanors usually include crimes that the offenders cannot serve in a state or a federal prison. Moreover, misdemeanors do not have a sentencing of more than 12 months in jail. However, felonies are crimes t