Victims and Society

Catalog description

Restricted to students with at least junior standing in the Sociology and Criminology majors.This course surveys the field of victimology, addressing the extent of victimization in the U.S. It examines the dominant theoretical explanations for victimization, and it discusses the causes and consequences of victimization, including the behavioral and psychological reactions to being a victim of crime. It examines victimization in a wide range of contexts and a wide range of victims. Level: Undergraduate-Graduate