The course exposes students to the positioning of victims in crimes, their treatment by the criminal justice system, victim assistance, and victim compensation. Topics include theoretical issues and debates in victimology; Victim blaming and defending, research and victim statistics, legal and policy dilemmas, bureaucratic responses to victims, and evaluation of victim compensation and restitution, including sexual and domestic violence. Modules include major theories and debates in victimology; Magnitude and Forms of Victimization; Responses or Interventions towards the Victims
