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.
A classification scheme that aids in the understanding of what a group has in common and how it differs from others. Von Hentig's typology of victims classifies some victims based on the biological charactic of age and sex.