Victimology I

Code:

C201

Acronym:

VIT I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S (since 15-02-2016 to 20-05-2016)

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Criminology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
C	45	Oficial Study Plan LC	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Analyze the emergency of victimology as an area of scientific knowledge and its place regarding criminology.
- Analyze the victim while object of study and knowledge: different classifications, typologies and definitions.
- Reflect about the role of the victim in the crime that makes it as such.
- To know and to integrate the historic-theoretic evolution of victimology and the main psychosocial and criminological lines of thought that explain violence.
- To understand and to integrate the experience of the victimization, its dynamics and consequences from the results of the produced empirical investigation in this field. - To know the different types of violence, crime, victimization, as well as the methods of study of the victim and victimization.
- To understand and to analyze critically on the position of the victim in the system of criminal justice, its rights and necessities, fitting it in the national and international legal-political developments produced in this domain.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are expected to learn and reflect upon major subjects, theories and concepts in Victimology

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

Part One: The victimology: origins and orientations of the discipline
1. Emergence of the victim as an object of study . First approach to the concept of victim and victimization.
2. Emergence of victimology as a discipline of knowledge History and evolution. Main theories.
3. Concept and characteristics of victimology: a) Relations of victimology and other sciences; b) Types of victimology
4. Guidelines and current debates in victimology.

Part Two: Fundamental concepts in victimology
1. The victim: a) Types of victim; b) Social representations of the victim;
2. Victimization: a) Sources and factors of victimization; b) kinds of victimization  c) Experience and dynamics of victimization.
3. The relationship between victim and offender
4. The prevention of victimization: a) Victimological prevention; b) Models of prevention.
5. Emptirical annalysis of victim and victimization: a) dark figure and invisible crimes; victimization surveys.

Third part: Victim and Justice
1. The rights, support and protection of victims of crime in the criminal justice system in Portugal. Comparative approach to the international situation.
2. The role of Victim Support Organizations

Mandatory literature

Brienen, M. E. I., & Hoegen, E. H. ; Victims of Crime in 22 European Criminal Justice Systems: The Implementation of Recommendation (85) 11 of the Council of Europe on te Position of the Victim in the Framework of Criminal Law and Procedure, Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Productions, 2000. ISBN: 90-5850-004-7
Cohen, L. E. & Felson, M. ; Social change and crime rate trends: A routine activity approach. , American Sociological Review, 44(4), 588-608., 1979
Fattah Ezzat Abdel 1929-; Understanding criminal victimization. ISBN: 0-13-929597-6
Hindelang, M. J., Gottfredson, M. R. & Garofalo; Victims of personal crime: An empirical foundation for a theory of personal victimization , Cambridge, MA: Ballinger., 1978
Maguire Mike 340; Victims of crime. ISBN: 0-335-15567-7
Mawby R. I.; Critical victimology. ISBN: 0-8039-8512-6
Miers David 340; Mapping restorative justice. ISBN: 90-901-8752-9
Parsonage William H. 340; Perspectives on victimology. ISBN: 0-8039-1323-0
Walgrave Lode 340; Restorative justice and the law. ISBN: 1-903240-96-4
Walklate Sandra 340; Handbook of victims and victimology. ISBN: 978-1-84392-257-5
Wemmers Jo-Anne 1964-; Introduction à la victimologie. ISBN: 978-2-7606-1873-2
Zauberman Renée; Du côté des victimes. ISBN: 2-7384-3971-3
Karmen Andrew; Crime victims. ISBN: 0-534-02997-3
Tamarit Sumalla Josep; La^víctime en el derecho penal. ISBN: 84-8193-809-2

Complementary Bibliography

Chesney-Lind, M. ; Patriarchy, crime, and justice: Feminist criminology in an Era of backlash, Feminist Criminology, 1(1), 6-26, 2006

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretic-practical lessons, which combine the presentation of the contents with exercises employing the transmitted knowledge.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Prova oral	25,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

See general rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

Distributed Evaluation: Active participation in the activities of the discipline with exposure of assigned readings and all the practical works proposed and active participation in class (five values). The final exam (fifteen values). Evaluation with the presentation to the examination: Final exam (fifteen points). An additional question, the exam on the assigned readings and discussed in class (5 points).

Evaluation Formula: Distributed evaluation: papers and presentation of readings 25%, final exam: 75%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

See general rules.

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

See general rules.

Classification improvement

See general rules.