1. the study of victims of crime and the psychological effects crime has on them
Usage: academic; criminology

Examples

• She earned her doctorate in victimology to better understand trauma survivors.
• The victimology course examined how different crimes affect victims differently.
• Victimology research has influenced modern approaches to victim support services.
• The detective studied victimology to improve her interviewing techniques.
• Victimology helps law enforcement understand the victim’s perspective in criminal cases.
• The university’s criminology program includes several victimology courses.