THE APPROACH IS SAID TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT, BECAUSE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IS DYNAMIC, IT CAN BE EXPLAINED ONLY THROUGH A DYNAMIC APPROACH, WHERE THE DELINQUENT, THE ACT AND THE VICTIM ARE INSEPARABLE ELEMENTS OF A TOTAL SITUATION WHICH CONDITIONS THE DIALECTIC OF THE ANTISOCIAL CONDUCT. THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO SHOW WHY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE POPULAR TARGETS FOR VICTIMIZATION THAN OTHERS, AND TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE ROLE THE VICTIM PLAYS IN THE JUSTIFICATION AND RATIONALIZATION PROCESSES, AND HOW IT IS OFTEN USED BY THE POTENTIAL DELINQUENT AS A MEANS OF SELF-LEGITIMIZATION.