Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Online
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
5208CRIM-SEP-MTP
Aims
1. Explore the criminological literature which addresses the concepts of victim and victimisation.
2. Examine the place and influence of the victim within the Criminal Justice System.
3. Assess the challenges victims face and the successes they can achieve in their pursuit of Justice.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:An indicative range of topics studied includes:
• Understanding victims and victimology.
• Positivist, radical and critical victimology.
• The state and the victim.
• Vulnerable victims (e.g. victims of CSE/rape/domestic violence, etc.).
• Victims' needs and victims' rights?
• 'Rebalancing' the criminal justice system
• Conceptualising victims and their place in the criminal justice system.
• Victim resistance and activism.
• Victims' organisations.
Module Overview:
This module is concerned to address the substantive and growing criminological interest in the issue of victimization. It explores different theoretical perspectives associated with the study of victims and the victims place within regulatory and criminal justice practices. It will encourage students to critically explore the state's recognition of and responses, to victims and their demands for justice, along with the work of groups that campaign on behalf of particular groups of victims. The module will involve students' participating in interactive 2-hour workshops involving lecture input, small group activities and IT skills; attending tutorial (drop-in) sessions and receiving input from guest speakers who are experts in their fields.
This module is concerned to address the substantive and growing criminological interest in the issue of victimization. It explores different theoretical perspectives associated with the study of victims and the victims place within regulatory and criminal justice practices. It will encourage students to critically explore the state's recognition of and responses, to victims and their demands for justice, along with the work of groups that campaign on behalf of particular groups of victims. The module will involve students' participating in interactive 2-hour workshops involving lecture input, small group activities and IT skills; attending tutorial (drop-in) sessions and receiving input from guest speakers who are experts in their fields.
Additional Information:This module is concerned to address the substantive and growing criminological interest in the issue of victimization. It explores different theoretical perspectives associated with the study of victims and the victims place within regulatory and criminal justice practices. It will encourage students to critically explore the state's recognition of and responses, to victims and their demands for justice, along with the work of groups that campaign on behalf of particular groups of victims. The module will involve students' participating in interactive 2-hour workshops involving lecture input, small group activities and IT skills; attending tutorial (drop-in) sessions and receiving input from guest speakers who are experts in their fields.
Assessments
Presentation
Essay