CRI3270 - Victimology

Leader: Dean Wilson

Offered

Caulfield Second semester 2007 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit analyses the concept of the victim. The historical and current conceptions of the victim in the criminal justice system and in society is surveyed by academic materials and experts working in the area. Victim-offender mediation and crime prevention are discussed. Community-based agencies are identified and analysed in the context of theoretical perspectives of blame, shame and reintegration.

Assessment

Assignment (2000 words): 40%
Class presentation (500 words equivalent): 10%
Examination (2 hours): 50%
Third-year level will be required to write an essay of a more theoretical nature.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week