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    Mar 28, 2024  
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FOR60330 - Foundational Concepts in Victimology

(3 units)
This course provides an overview of the field of forensic victimology, and explores current research on victim-offender dynamics in relation to crime and event subtypes. The course focuses upon risk and protective factors associated with victimology subtypes, the construction of victim profiles to inform violence prevention, investigation, intervention, and policy efforts, and the compassion-science-balance approach to forensic victimology.