Victimology: shifting the focus from the offender to the victim

True crime media and the justice system share a common obsession: the offender. But who is left in the shadows? In the first blog post of the new Branches of Criminology series, we will take a deep dive into the science of Victimology. Explore the historical myth of the "Ideal Victim," the psychology of secondary trauma, and why a truly just society must shift its focus from punishing the guilty to restoring the harmed.