Course Catalogue

Justice Studies

To introduce the area of governance, regulation and regulatory bodies in the context of non-conventional harm and victimisation To critically investigate non-conventional harm and victimisation such as institutional, corporate, state and state-corporate harm and victimisation To critically explore the role of resistance in the exposure of the victims and perpetrators of harm and victimisation and in attempts to secure justice and redress To critically explore and apply concepts such as regulation, self-regulation, victimization, resistance, accountability, semiology, victim-blaming, survivorology, justice and redress To encourage student reflection on knowledge production

Outline Syllabus:regulation self-regulation victimization resistance accountability zemiology victim-blaming survivorology, justice and redress

Module Overview:
Within this module, you will be introduced to the area of governance, regulation and regulatory bodies in the context of non-conventional harm and victimisation. You will also be able to critically investigate non-conventional harm and victimisation and explore and apply concepts such as regulation, accountability and justice.

Additional Information:Many harms and victimisations are responded to outside of criminal justice. This is especially so for non-conventional harms and victimisations. Most harms and victimisations committed on the part of institutions, corporations and states come within the remit of regulation, in the form of self-regulation and/or regulatory bodies. Therefore, it is important that students’ are made aware of, and are critically taught about, the prevalence and importance of regulation, re-regulation, self-regulation and non-regulation with regard to harm and victimisation. It is also important that they recognise the role of resistance on the part of victims, survivors and the bereaved in exposing such harm and victimisation and in trying to secure justice and redress.