John Hancock (1737-1793)âJohn Hancock was the President of the Second Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted. He, along with Samuel Adams, were the two most wanted men in the colonies by King George III.
Definition of victimology. 1  1 : the study of the ways in which the behavior of crime victims may have led to or contributed to their victimization. 2  2 : the claim that the problems of a person or group are the result of victimization.
Realize that it could happen to you. Victim blaming is often used as a defense mechanism by people who want to believe that they could never become the victim of such a crime. This causes them to focus almost entirely on the characteristics and actions of the victims when assessing the reason for the attack.