Victimology

Victimology

Victimology is the study of the victims. Its use it to connect victim with their offenders. This is done to find out what type of victims are being attacked. One example would be if 5 victims, all age 15 were found dead in New York. This would most likely mean the perp ( perpetrator ) was targeting victims age 15. Victimology is very helpful in criminal investigation being it can help target who will be gone after next. It can also help the police catch the perp. They can locate people who may have a grudge against anyone similar to the victim. An example is if immigrant men, all age 20-25, were being raped and killed. The police could find a person in the community that doesn't like people that fit the description. If you want to understand victimology better, try watching the show Criminal Minds. The method is commonly used.

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