CRMJ 4800 - Victimology

(3)

This course will examine various issues involved in victimology including: the extent of victimization in the United States, victimization theories, controversies over shared responsibility, violent and property crime victims, intimate versus stranger violence, child and family violence, rape and sexual assault, and other additional groups of victims and the criminal justice system’s response to victimization and restorative justice.

Prerequisite: Acceptance to the BAS program and completion of SOC 1000 Sociological Principles or CRMJ 2120 Introduction to Criminal Justice.
(3hrs lec)