Reference no: EM133905779

Scenario:

Lauren Spierer was a 20-year-old college student at Indiana University, located in Bloomington, Indiana. She went missing on June 3, 2011. On this night, she went out drinking with several of her friends; however, her boyfriend did not go out to the bar that evening. Spierer became very intoxicated Several witnesses who were present in the vicinity and the video surveillance footage confirmed her drunken disposition. At approximately 2:27 a.m., she was seen exiting Kilroy's Sports Bar with a friend; however, she left her cell phone and her shoes at the bar. The bar had a sand-covered patio, and many walked around with no shoes on. She was seen with her friend entering her apartment complex. At 2:30 a.m., she was seen going into the Smallwood Plaza apartments, where she lived. A passerby stopped her to ask if she was okay, as it was evident that she is highly inebriated at the time. At 2:48 a.m., she left the apartment and entered an alley; security cameras confirmed that she exited the alley at 2:51 a.m. and proceeded toward an empty lot. Her keys and her purse were found in the alley. She returned with a friend to her apartment, vomiting on the carpet on the way upstairs. Spierer's friend asked her if she would like to sleep over at his apartment that night and she refused, stating that she would like to return to her own apartment. At 3:30 a.m., her friend made a phone call to a mutual friend of theirs to come over and help take care of Spierer, and she went over to see him for about an hour. At 4:30 a.m., she elected to leave his apartment, and no one has seen her since. She was last reported to be walking down the street barefoot, wearing black leggings and a white shirt.

Based on this case, take a moment to apply lifestyle theory to the risk of danger in regard to Spierer's case. In addition, aim to answer why you think this happened, what accounted for her victimization, what could have been executed differently within this scenario to prevent victimization, and why?