Global Advances in Victimology and Psychological Studies, 1(1) : 1-1; 2022
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Global Advances in Victimology and
Psychological Studies
Editor’s Note
I am pleased to announce launch of the inaugural issue of Global Advances in Victimology and Psychological Studies
Journal from the Center of Victimology and Psychological Studies, Jindal Institute of Behavioral Sciences, O. P. Jindal
Global University. I would like to thank Prof. (Dr.) Gerd Kirchho for motivating and guiding us to launch this Journal.
e aim of this journal is to bring together related scientic approaches and related elds to develop an integrated and
praxis-oriented body of knowledge in victimology and psychological studies. e journal would encourage articles that
would reinforce the relationships between disciplines related to victimology.
e vision of this Journal was laid way back in 2017 during the Annual International Conference on Victim Assistance.
e support and collaboration of national and international stalwarts in victimology was pf essence to launch the Journal
successfully. We, at CVPS strived relentlessly through 2017 until today in establishing the center as one of the key research
institutions which would contribute towards research advancement in this area. While doing so, we also realized that
other allied areas such as Psychology and Behavioral sciences, were undermined during victimology research and there-
fore the need to establish the current GAVPS Journal.
is issue includes invited article, empirical papers, and a book review. e articles focus on the emerging paradigms of
victim justice; prevention of crime and victimization; case based critical analysis of retributive justice in addressing sexual
violence; victim centered criminal justice system; and psycho-legal dimensions of victim’s participation in criminal justice
system. e Journal also includes a Book Review of “e Death Penalty: Perspectives from India and Beyond”.
I would like to thank all the authors for their contribution and hard work towards the inaugural launch of GAVPS Journal.
It gives me immense pleasure to mention that this inaugural issue reects the gradual evolution of victimology as a
discipline, that is growing in breadth and depth. Our next issue will further reect the depth of the eld of victimology,
carrying articles devoted to the theme, psychological considerations of victimization, and will have an invite guest edito-
rial by a specialist in the eld of psychology.
I will always welcome your feedback. Please contact me at any time at GAVPS@jgu.edu.in with questions you may have
or ideas you would like to contribute.
Regards,
Sanjeev P. Sahni
Editor-in-Chief
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