The aim of this module is to examine the role of the victim in the study of crime. The origins of the discipline shall be examined, as well as contemporary research, service and legislative provisions. The module also discusses the emergence of crime prevention as the ‘preventive turn’ in social policy, criminal justice and policing along with the turn to the ‘risk society’. Key issues from contemporary research and debates are critically discussed in national and comparative terms.
Victimology and crime prevention
Introduction, History, Definitions, ContextKey concepts, theoretical perspectivesMeasuring crime victimization; victim surveys, including the BCS and Irish crime victim surveysFocus on a vulnerable population – child victimizationAdvocacy, victims right, victim services, international perspectives on victim supportsPsychological, emotional effects of crime on victimsFear of crime, European Social Survey, Moral panicsRestorative justiceTypologies of Crime PreventionSituational, Social, Criminal Justice measures, Individual measures.The Local Governance of Crime: Crime Control and Theories of GovernanceCrime prevention and government of territoryCase studies of crime prevention modelsCommunity as an ideological appeal; critical realism and ‘power dependence’Communities and crime prevention in comparative termsCommunity safety: approaches to local security
Lecture, Class discussion, student group presentations
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |