CJ-694 Victims & Survivors of Crime
This course examines the rise of public attention to victims and survivors of crime, the variety of social movements addressing victims and survivors of crime, the response of the criminal justice system to victims and survivors, including problems and possibilities. The course takes the perspective of critical victimology in that the course materials question official definitions of crime, popular definitions of victims and offenders, and traditional beliefs about justice. Rather than seeing victims and offenders as entirely separate categories, the victim/survivor-perpetrator overlap is considered. New developments in restorative justice are presented as an alternative response to the traditional criminal justice system.
Offered
Fall, Spring