NCJ Number
164870
Editor(s)
H N Burnley,
C Edmunds,
M T Gaboury,
A Seymour
Date Published
1996
Length
730 pages
Annotation
This manual presents the curriculum materials for a 45-hour, university-based, credit course on victim assistance and victimology; the course will be conducted simultaneously on three campuses in 1996.
Abstract
The three classes will be joined using distance learning technology for 20 of the 45 hours. The course covers 32 subject areas. These include the scope of violent crime and victimization, a history of the victims' movement, theoretical and research perspectives on victimology, the evolution of victim's rights, the role of Federal and State law, and the current status of victims' rights. Additional topics include victims' rights and assistance in systems such as the tribal and military justice systems, civil lawsuits for victims of crime, victim compensation, psychological victimization effects, crisis intervention, multicultural issues, domestic assault, sexual assault, child victimization, the impacts and consequences of homicide, and victims of drunk-driving crashes. Further topics include elderly crime victims, the use of information technology, hate and bias crimes, stalking, workplace violence, juvenile justice, restorative justice, drugs and victims of crime, gang violence, campus crime, white-collar crimes, restitution, funding for victim services, and media coverage. Charts, checklists, reference lists, exercises, and self-examination questions