Victims

Prof Carolyn Hoyle and Dr Estelle Zinsstag

This course will examine the development of victimology and, in particular, the developing role of victims within the criminal process, in the UK and in other jurisdictions. In doing so, it will encourage students to think beyond the rather narrow definition of 'victims' under consideration in the development of victim policy and consider how helpful the label ‘victim’ is. In going beyond the typical, the course will rely not only on the disciplines of criminology, criminal justice and victimology, but also engage with politics and social policy. Students will be expected to study empirical, theoretical and policy work in these areas.