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Credit points: 16.7 3rd and 4th years
Coordinator: Mrs B Hogan.
Prerequisite: 3rd year: Any two second year criminology subjects; 4th year: Admission to Criminology Honours.
Contact: One 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar per week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- understand the history of victim movements and victimology;
- comprehend general patterns of criminal victimisation;
- appreciate the main needs of victims of crime;
- be able to locate media and other debate about victims in broader economic, political and other social contexts.
Content:
History of victimology and victim movements; definitions, perspectives and patterns of victimisation; victims of crime versus victims of the abuse of power; researching victims' needs; victims of crime and the legal process; victim organisations and programs in Australia; victims and the legal process; feminist perspectives; the politics of victimisation.
Assessment:
Up to 5,000 words of written work at 3rd year level and 6,000 words at 4th year level. An examination may be substituted for part of the written work.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 44)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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