Question 1 Victimology isconsidered an inter-disciplinary field, meaning that not just persons withexpertise in criminal justice study the plight of crime victims. Expertsworking in other fields such as psychology, history, and economics have also madeimportant contributions to the study of victimology. If you were a victimologist designing a researchstudy about the effects of biological sexual abuse on primary and secondaryvictims, how might you include an expert from a field outside of criminaljustice in your research design, and what might they contribute based on theirknowledge? Question 2 Victimology is considered an inter-disciplinary field,meaning that not just persons with expertise in criminal justice study theplight of crime victims. Experts working in other fields such as psychology,history, and economics have also made important contributions to the study ofvictimology. If you were a victimologist designing a research studyabout the effects of biological sexual abuse on primary and secondary victims,how might you include an expert from a field outside of criminal justice inyour research design, and what might they contribute based on their knowledge?
