Advanced Victim Issues

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Section information text: This course is designed to provide a broad overview of advanced victim issues in forensic and criminal justice settings. Students will learn to identify, analyze, explain, and discuss a wide range of advanced victim issues. The course emphasizes the effective application of problem-solving techniques. Students will apply formal and informal qualitative or quantitative analysis and skill to further understand the core topics of advanced victim issues. Students will assess and analyze ethical perspectives in systematic, normative, and forensic psychology decisions. This course explores in depth advanced victim issue terms, concepts, and ideas. Students will gain a thorough knowledge of the core literature and case studies that make up the discipline of advanced victim issues in forensic psychology and criminal justice. Students will also develop an understanding of the major theoretical aspects as well as the methods to measure advanced victim issues. The advanced issues that face victims of crime and advanced issues of the criminal justice system will also be explored.