Abstract : There is a need to see a victim differently that is to say there is a need to shift focus from criminology to victimology while dealing with juveniles and the women who are subject of crime or the children in conflict of Law. This can be very important and effective approach for reducing the cases of crime propensity among society especially among children and for maintaining the social ethos by ensuring gender justice in actual sense.
So, the first thing which is of crucial importance here is to understand the concept of “victimology”. 'The scientific study of crime victims is called victimology. Benjamin Mendelsohn coined the term “Victimology” in 1947. The central idea of “Victimology” is the victim and the different phases of victimization while in “criminology”, the offender plays a central role. Victimology is: “the scientific study of the extent, nature, and causes of criminal victimization, its consequences for the persons involved and the reactions hereto by society, in particular the police and the criminal justice system as well as voluntary workers and professional helpers”.
Keywords : VICTIMOLOGY, TERMS, CRIME, VIOLENCE.
Cite : Hooda, R., & Vashishth, A. (2022). Understanding Victimology In Terms Of Juveniles And Women Falling Prey To Crime And Violence (1st ed., p. 174). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/9789391842680.nsp2022.eb.asu.ch21
