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.
Victim blaming is an attitude that causes individuals to blame victims for bad things that happen to them. The victims of any crime or misfortune may be subjected to victim blaming, but the attitude is an especially common reaction to incidents of sexual assault and domestic violence.