Victimology is a science that dedicates itself to the study of the connection between the victim and the offender. These two terms are intertwined, and in order to understand the concept, one must first obtain an understanding of these definitions. A victim is someone who has been assaulted or harmed by the offender. An offender is someone who has committed an act of violence or felony against the victim ( Victimology , 2016). The police use victimology in order to discover a correlation between the victims and the offenders, in order to understand the underlying motives of every crime. Victimologists are an important part of the counseling effort to help the victims of crime and abuse regain a semblance of normal life after the deep psychological traumas inflicted by such events. The purpose of this report is to convince the readers of the necessity of introducing a greater number of such specialists into the criminal justice system of the US. The word “victim” comes from the Latin language. It word had a meaning of sacrifice dedicated to a God or a Goddess. In the 19th century, however, the word obtained a different meaning, being used to describe suffering and tragedy. Fredric Wertham first used the term victimology in 1949 in his book, which was dedicated to the study of murderers (Ferguson & Turvey, 2009). Nowadays, the word victim is identified with someone who had suffered from harmful and illegal actions. The science itself is a relatively modern one – the concept has been in existence for a little less than 60 years. However, it is rapidly gaining acknowledgment in the justice systems around the world. Victimology is both different and similar to criminology, sociology, and psychology. It explains how, when, and where a person could become a victim. The reasons could be numerous, from murder to natural disasters. These studies are based on demographics, with factors like race, gender, and wealth being accounted for. The core difference lies in the ability of victimology to use all the sources and methods of information gathering that are included in criminological, psychological, and sociological studies, not restricting itself in any way. The mental and behavioral aspects of the crime are both accounted for in victimology (Ferguson & Turvey, 2009). The rise of victimology as an independent discipline is in no small part due to many governmental and grassroots organizations that have dedicated themselves to assisting the victims of abuse, homicide, rape, and domestic violence. These organizations deal with these problems every day and have accumulated a great amount of information about victims and ways of helping them. Nowadays there are numerous groups out there willing and eager to help those in need. The four major organizations in the USA include:   * The American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence.   * The Child Welfare League of America.   * The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence.   * The Battered Women’s Justice Project (Newcomer, 2013). Even though there are many people out there willing to help the unfortunate victims of crime and abuse, the criminal justice system should not leave this matter to them alone. Instead, the police and the governme