Victimology

Victimology is a subfield of criminology that scientifically examines crime victims and victimization, encompassing investigation of the causes, processes, and consequences of criminal harm.

23K

Publications

1.4M

Citations

39.6K

Authors

6.9K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5.6K

Parents

Criminal LawCriminology

Children

Child VictimizationCommunity VictimizationCyber VictimizationDomestic Violence VictimizationElder VictimizationFear Of CrimeHate Crime VictimizationHuman Trafficking VictimizationProperty Crime VictimizationRepeat Victimization

Publications

23K

Child abuse: Adolescent records vs. adult recall

Donna Della Femina, Catherine A. Yeager, Dorothy Otnow Lewis · Child Abuse & Neglect · 1990 · 8.9K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Criminology, Psychology +10

Bullying at school: what we know and what we can do

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 4.8K citations

Social Sciences, Educational Psychology, Child Welfare +13

Global and regional estimates of violence against women: prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence.

Claudia García‐Moreno, Christina Pallitto, Karen Devries et al. · 2013 · 3.4K citations

Public Health, Community Health, Population Health Sciences +13

Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape

Daniel F. Hobbs, Susan Brownmiller · The Family Coordinator · 1978 · 2.7K citations

Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sexuality Studies +16

The Belief in a Just World: A Fundamental Delusion.

V. Lee Hamilton, Melvin J. Lerner · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1982 · 2.6K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +9

1–5 of 23K

Authors

39.6K

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Sarah E. Ullman
University of Illinois Chicago, United States
91 publications · 11.1K citations
58
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Mary P. Koss
University of Arizona, United States
72 publications · 17.3K citations
52
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Dean G. Kilpatrick
Medical University of South Carolina, United States
72 publications · 12.1K citations
49
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Rebecca Campbell
Michigan State University, United States
72 publications · 7.7K citations
42
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Bonnie S. Fisher
University of Cincinnati, United States
73 publications · 7.1K citations
40
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1–5 of 39.6K

Institutions

6.9K

1–8 of 6.9K

Venues

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
1.7K publications · 103.2K citations
140
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Violence Against Women
VAW · 659 publications · 43.7K citations
108
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Child Abuse & Neglect
329 publications · 36.9K citations
88
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Violence and Victims
353 publications · 25K citations
87
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Psychology of Women Quarterly
136 publications · 17.9K citations
75
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See also Victimology
Core Theories	Routine Activity Theory Victim Precipitation Theory
Research Methods	In-depth Interviewing Population Studies Quantitative Research Methods Natural Experiments
Justice Responses	Restorative Justice International Law Psychosocial Rehabilitation Victim-centered Practice Restitution
Risk Factors	Low Self-control Social Isolation Target Suitability Urban Disorder Prior Victimization Effects Decision-making Biases