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Apr 19, 2024
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CRMJ 2150 - Introduction to Victimology
This course focuses on the criminal justice system’s treatment of crime victims, victim programs and services, and the impact of victimization on individuals and communities. An overview of victim assistance programs, victim remedies, and victim rights, including civil and criminal solutions, will be presented.
Credits: 3
Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of CRMJ2150 Introduction to Victimology , the student will:
- Define victimology
- Diagram the components of the criminal justice system.
- Explain the sources utilized to measure criminality in the United States.
- Describe the emergence of the victim’s right movement.
- Evaluate and apply the theories of crime causation to the specialty of victimology.
- Compare and contrast the civil protections afforded to the offenders and to the victims of crime.
- List the consequences of victimization from a physical, mental and financial perspective.
- Describe the experiences of crime victims as it relates to the various types of crime.
- Research the history and evolution of legal protections afforded to crime victims.
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