Lecture notes on the module Victimology taught at Canterbury Christ Church University. This module is taught during the 3rd year to students studying Criminology and/or Psychology.
Giving people a voice and acknowledging the people who have been forgotten.
The Terminology
Fear plays a role in how we see a certain crime
Hearing about certain crimes makes us fearful of it e.g. murder of Sarah
Everard and Sabina Nessa
Are certain people more likely to be victims?
Assessment Overview
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You need to pick one specific victim group and then you are going to write a
briefing paper for that victim group.
You need to explain why you have chosen that victim group
You can use ‘I’
Any pictures you use needs to be copyright free
Can include statistics e.g. figures for male and female domestic abuse
Include support websites at the end of your briefing paper for victims to find
help. Note that this might not be appropriate for children.
The victim group must be the same for both briefings
Consider whether the language used is appropriate for the targeted audience
e.g. counsellor, investigative support worker, teacher etc.
It can be on any victim group
If you pick children as the topic, you need to include appropriate references.
You can do it as a folder/booklet format or submit the piece in an A4 sheet
Make it clear at the beginning who the audience is.
Imagine it is written for that person.
Don’t feel like the briefing paper needs to be written like an essay. You can
include headings and pictures.
First briefing = support a victim group in the steps they should take after
experiencing a crime. It might be to encourage them to join support groups, research
paper that tells people how they managed to move on with their lives, the importance
of counselling, provide stories of people who have gone through the same thing, use
references that show that this support works e.g. a website or research that shows
getting a job helps to cope with what they have been through.
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