Victimization of children and adolescents, as well as other groups in society is an important issue
and complex issue that needs to be better understood so that measures can be put in place at every
level to prevent and correct these phenomena. This study was based on the bibliometric analysis
of relevant scientific literature in both Russian and foreign publications. The resulting qualitative
analysis indicated a variety of viewpoints on the concept of victimology, with different approaches,
theories of victimization, and concepts of specific aspects of prevention, minimization, correction,
and individual assistance. A large number of publications are devoted to the relationship of
victimization and other phenomena, especially in the school environment. Despite the diversity of
the scientific field, the study identified differences in the knowledge of this definition in the global
databases and an increasing number of publications dealing with this problem by both foreign and
Russian researchers. The phenomenon of “victimization” requires a further in-depth approach
to research of an interdisciplinary nature, as well as the development of conditions, models and
methods of de-victimization at various levels.