FOR80100 - Victimology

(2 units)

This survey course introduces students to the scientific study of crime victims and to approaches to addressing victimization. In addition to emphasizing laws and legal issues associated with crime victimization, the course provides a foundation for understanding and evaluating current issues in the field of victimology, such as victim-offender overlap, the measurement of victimization, the impact of victimization, evidence-based prevention, contemporary theories of victimization, and systems responses to victims. Topics will also include forensic victimology and other victim-centered applications and practices.