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Lecture 1: Defining victims and
victimology
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Today’s learning outcomes
• Know how to access module information and support
• Understand module expectations• Define victims and victimology• Identify early figures in victimology
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http://victimology.louisegrove.com
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Get in touch
• Module forum is the best way to ask questions (http://victimology.louisegrove.com/forum/ - you need to add an account to contribute)
• Follow the module Twitter account @victimologyLU for news and updates
• Office hours Fridays 11-1 in U325
• If an individual issue and you can’t make office hours, email [email protected]
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Module expectations
• Engage with in-class discussions and debates
• Complete weekly tasks – see website for details
• Questions welcome throughout
• Don’t talk over others
• Mobile phones, laptops, tablets etc may be used to support your learning – keep them on silent
• You will struggle with exams if you have poor attendance
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Lecture content
Week Lecture1 Defining victims and victimology2 Theoretical perspectives3 Who is the victim and how do we know?4 Victims of war crimes – war crime reportage John Coster, Citizens Eye5 Effects of victimisation6 Victim rights – past7 Victim rights – present8 Victim rights – future9 Can we prevent victimisation?10 Hidden victims11 Victims in an international context12 Revision week
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Assessment: exam
• Two hour exam will test knowledge and understanding from across the whole module
• Essay style questions• 10 credit version, 4 questions (show breadtth of
knowledge)• 20 credit version, 2 question (show depth of
knowledge)
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Assessment: coursework (20 credit only)
• Should we rebalance the criminal justice system in favour of victims?
• 2500 words.• Deadline: 11th December, before 4pm• Submission: via Turnitin on Learn, and hard copy
to the coursework box on 4th floor Brockington
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What is a victim?
• Spend a few minutes talking to the people around you about what you think a victim is
• Think about some examples of victims and whether there is a broader definition
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General victimology
• Mendelsohn, 1976 mentioned the study of five types • Victims of crime• Victims of one’s self• Victims of the social environment• Victims of technology• Victims of the natural environment
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Why did victims start getting more attention?
Home Office (n.d.) Historical crime data 1898 – 2001/02. Accessed via. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/historical-crime-data
1898 1905 1912 1919 1926 1933 1940 1947 1954 1961 1968 1975 1982 1989 1996 2001/02 -
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
All recorded crime (Home Office data)
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Ideal victims… and missing white woman syndrome
Images: Wikipedia
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Victimism, victim rights, and victimologists
Image: Flickr/ Lost in Transit [Keep St Joe Weird]
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Discussion point
• Should victims of crime be punished if they carry out acts of retaliatory ‘justice’? Why or why not?