Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
CJFS
Course Subject
CJFS
Course Number
CJFS
Course Section
3730
Course Title
Victimology
Academic Term and Year
Spring 2015
Credits
4.00
Area of Study
CRIJ
Course Description
Goals: To introduce students to the field of victimology through research, theory, history, policy and exploration of victims’ roles in the criminal justice system and society. Content: This course examines research on victimization including trends and rates of ocurrence, current theoretical explanations of victimization, the history and development of the crime victims’ rights movement in the United States, policies aimed at helping victims, and consequences of victimization for victims and society. Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110 or PSY 1330 or SOC 1110, or instructor permission. Credits: 4 credits
Recommended Citation
Greenman, Sarah, "CJFS3730-01.Victimology.Sp15.Greenman,Sarah" (2015). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 4645.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/4645