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Victimology
Also Known As Victim Studies
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The scholarly study of crime victims: the psychological and social effects of victimization, the relationship between victim and offender, and how the criminal justice system treats those who have been harmed. The term itself was coined in 1963 around the related idea of the penal couple, the paired relationship of offender and victim.
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Victimization surveys are the primary tool used to measure the dark figure of crime.
NCMEC's clearinghouse role for missing and exploited children centers on the study and support of child crime victims.
Restorative justice, which centers the victim in resolving an offense, draws directly on victimology's account of the victim-offender relationship.
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1. Wikipedia: Victimology
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Victimology is the study of victimization, including the psychological effects on victims, the relationship between victims and offenders
Wikipedia: Dark Figure of Crime
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The dark figure of crime is the amount of unreported, undetected, or undiscovered crime, and is a central concept of victimology.
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