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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2104: Victimology
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to provide you with an introductory knowledge of victimology. It aims to introduce you to the concept of “victim” and encourage you to critically engage with it. More broadly, it aims to teach you about the various discourses surrounding victim participation and provide you with a working knowledge of the various ways in which victims may be involved in the criminal justice process. In doing so, it aims to help you develop your critical thinking skills and engage in debates about victimisation and victims' rights, offenders' right to fair trial, etc.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate an understanding of victimology. 2. Assess different ways of understanding the term “victim”. 3. Engage with different ways in which victims might be involved in the criminal justice system. 4. Attempt to critically engage with academic discourses about victim engagement. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. Demonstrate an understanding of the explanatory frameworks and their application to criminology. 6. Demonstrate a sound understanding of different sources of data and critically assess their reliability and utility in debating whether victim involvement in the criminal justice process is a positive development. 7. Clearly present research and policy in your arguments. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 8. Present an argument orally and in writing in a clear and organized manner; 9. Analyze and attempt to critically assess sources of qualitative and quantitative data; 10. Demonstrate you can work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specific task. |