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.
Lecture 2: Understanding Victimisation and Victimology
Other victims you can do your brief on:
Victims killed during war or being sent to fight for their country and never
returned.
Victims in terms of offenders their families are innocent in that situation –
look at how their children and parents cope.
Getting feedback on your draft:
Make sure to send it before the 14th October
One page of A4 – less than 400 words
Briefing paper:
Include citations – include it for children even though you wouldn’t do so in the
real world.
Use Harvard style referencing
A briefing paper provides info in a quick, easy and concise language. The
language used is not as elaborate as you would find in an essay.
You can include support websites
You can mention recent issues such as the Manchester police poor reporting
of domestic violence cases/rape.
The perceptions of victim and crime can differ.
How do we research victims/victimology?
Questionnaires – informal or academic, official stats through victim surveys.
Crime surveys of England and Wales
There are differences in what people report to the police
Support group data
Local crime surveys
Interviews/focus groups
Police recorded incidents
Victims may not fill out the Crime Survey for England and Wales due to the
offence(s) occurring at home by a person living in the same household.
If they want to reduce the stats, they are less likely to record it.
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