CJUS 5309 - Victimology

Credit hours: 3

Description: The role of the victim in various types of crime, predators and treatment of trauma, and the treatment of victims by criminal justice agencies. Political impact of the victims’ movement on the justice systems and the distribution of victims across demographic and behavioral groups. This course is equivalent to SOCI 5620. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.

Course typically offered: Fall, in even-numbered years