FOR60240c/FOR6024c - Fundamentals of Forensic Victimology

(3 units)

This course provides an overview of the study of victims and victimization, including the history of the field; the victim-offender dynamic; the role of victim self-identification in the victimization process and; the victim’s role in judicial systems and processes. Specific emphasis will be placed on the role of the victimology specialist in the development of public policy.