Examining violent crimes in investigative and legal contexts buchruckseite published in 2009 the first edition of forensic victimology introduced criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. Published in 2009 the first edition of forensic victimology introduced criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. Published in 2009 the first edition of forensic victimology introduced criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues the concepts presented within immediately proved vital to social scientists researching victims offender relationships investigators and forensic scientists seeking to reconstruct events and establish the elements of a crime and criminal . Forensic victimology examining violent crime victims in investigative and legal contexts brent e turvey wayne petherick this new textbook provides students with the basic principles and practice standards of forensic victimology the scientific study of victims for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues