victimologist
/ˌvɪktɪˈmɑlədʒɪst/
noun
- A person who studies victims of crime, accidents, or other harmful events, especially their experiences and needs.
- As a victimologist, she works with police departments to improve support for crime victims.
- The university hired a victimologist to research the long-term effects of bullying.
- The victimologist interviewed survivors to understand how the trauma affected their daily lives.