CJS 346 Victimology
This course is designed to prepare criminal justice and law enforcement students to work with victims and to understand the complexity of victim issues. This course will look at victimization from a sociological, psychological, as well as, legal perspective. Students will be exposed to current research, ethical considerations in victim response, psychological phenomena common to crime victims, legal obligations for victim service providers, and resources available to victims.
Prerequisites
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 15, 2017 to present
Learning outcomes
General
- Analyze the issues, conditions, and barriers victims face and how this impacts the various fields in the criminal justice system.
- Examine and evaluate various approaches to victim's issues.
- Identify risk factors for victimization.
- Propose ideas to improve victim services.
- Develop and improve critical thinking and communication skills.