The development of The development of victimology has significantly changed how we study crimes in various ways, including; it helps us understand the nature of crimes scientifically. Victimology helps us understand victims of a particular crime by studying its etiology (causes) of victimizations, its impacts, how the courts’ systems accommodate and assist the victims, and how various societal elements such as media deal with the victims of a particular crime. In addition, since victimology is a scientific study, victimologists apply knowledge gained from it in answering various questions concerning the victims. In addition, victimology studies provide us with deeper insights and the extent of distribution of multiple crimes. The data obtained from various victimizations studies help us understand the complete picture of particular crimes, including the dark figure, rather than relying on official crime sources only. Furthermore, victimology helps us know more about the impacts of selected crimes like injury and the costs to victims like financial, emotional, and physical. Additionally, it allows us to understand the risk associated with victimization by unearthing crucial information on various factors contributing to a person’s risk of being victimized and the perceived risks.
Victimology studies help develop effective policies to prevent various types of victimization such as violence, sexual harassment, and property crimes. The knowledge gained from victimization helps assist the victims of multiple crimes.