Part 1: Victimology and Victimization

Chapter 1: Victimology 3
Chapter 2: Theoretical Background of Victimology 14
Chapter 3: Crime Victim Investigation 30

Part 2: Establishing the Rights of Crime Victims and Protecting the Rights of Crime Victims in the International Community

Chapter 4: Establishing the Rights of Crime Victims 77
Chapter 5: Protection of Crime Victims' Rights in the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) 91
Chapter 6: Protection of Crime Victims' Rights in Major Countries 103

Part 3: Legislation of Crime Victims' Rights

Chapter 7: Constitutional Rights of Crime Victims 137
Chapter 8: Crime Victims' Rights under the Criminal Procedure Act 147
Chapter 9: Crime Victims' Rights under the Crime Victims Protection Act 157
Chapter 10: Crime Victims' Rights under the Crime Victims Protection Fund Act 189

Part 4: Victim Support by Crime Type

Chapter 11: Support for Victims of Domestic Violence 195
Chapter 12: Support for Victims of Child Abuse 228
Chapter 13: Support for Victims of Sexual Violence 268
Chapter 14: Support for Victims of Sex Trafficking 303
Chapter 15: Support for Victims of Stalking Crimes 343

Part 5: Efforts to Prevent Potential Crime in the Community

Chapter 16: Electronic Surveillance System for Location Tracking 361
Chapter 17: Sexual Impulse Drug Treatment System 370
Chapter 18: Registration, Disclosure, Notification, and Employment Restrictions on Sex Offender Personal Information 385

Search 407
References and Websites 415

Preface to the Fifth Edition

When a crime occurs, we tend to focus only on punishing the perpetrator, but behind the scenes, there are victims who live enduring pain.
Victims are not simply the perpetrators of crime; they are members of our society who deserve to be protected and respected.


This book, Victimology, the 5th edition, can be said to be a guidebook that deeply understands crime victims, empathizes with their pain, and further explores policies, laws, and community responses for recovery and healing.
In particular, thanks to the continued interest and support of readers since the first edition was published, this book was republished in its fifth revised edition in July 2025.

The fifth edition of Victimology seeks to academically explore the various forms of harm experienced by victims and society's responses to them.
The contents of the 5th edition of Victimology are explained in Part 1, Victimology and Victims, which provides a theoretical foundation to help with basic understanding, including the concept and history of victimology and the theory of victimization.
Next, in Part 2: The Formation of Crime Victims' Rights and the Protection of Crime Victims' Rights in the International Community, we looked at how victims' rights, which had been neglected for a long time, were formed and what efforts major countries, including the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU), have made to protect victims.
In particular, we introduced various criminal justice policies that countries such as the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Japan are adopting to directly restore the violated rights of victims in criminal justice procedures.
This will provide important implications for Korean victimology studies and policymakers in exploring the direction they should take.

Furthermore, through Part 3, Legislation of Crime Victims' Rights, we conducted an in-depth analysis of how actual legal mechanisms such as the Constitution, Criminal Procedure Act, and Crime Victims Protection Act guarantee victims' rights. Part 4, Victim Support by Crime Type, specifically presented the special situations experienced by victims of specific crimes such as domestic violence, child abuse, sexual violence, prostitution, and stalking, as well as legal and policy support measures for them.
In particular, in the case of stalking crimes, which have recently emerged as a serious social problem, efforts are being actively made to recognize the special nature of the crimes and to supplement the victim relief and support system, and this has been reflected in detail.

Lastly, in Part 5, Efforts to Prevent Potential Crime Damage in the Community, preventive measures such as location tracking electronic surveillance, sex drive drug treatment, and registration, disclosure, notification, and employment restrictions on sex offenders are discussed, emphasizing the importance of efforts to reduce potential damage.


We sincerely hope that this revised fifth edition, which contains the most recent data, institutional changes, and laws related to victim support and related research, will serve as a guide for studying and researching victimology and developing policies.

I would like to express my gratitude to the readers who have waited for the revised edition of this book, Victimology, and to the editorial staff of Park Young-sa who helped with its publication by presenting a bouquet of July flowers, Rudbeckia.

At the Schottkwan building at Keimyung University
Author Heo Kyung-mi in July 2025