Module SOC3104 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3104: Victimology
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to provide you with an introductory knowledge of victimology. It aims to introduce you to the concept of “victim” and encourage you to critically engage with it. More broadly, it aims to teach you about the various discourses surrounding victim participation and provide you with a working knowledge of the various ways in which victims may be involved in the criminal justice process. In doing so, it aims to help you develop your critical thinking skills and engage in debates about victimisation and victims' rights, offenders' right to fair trial, etc.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a clear and detailed understanding of victimology 2. Critically assess different ways of understanding the term victim. 3. Engage with a wide range of ways in which victims might be involved in the criminal justice system. 4. Critically engage with academic discourses about victim engagement. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the explanatory frameworks and their application to criminology. 6. Demonstrate a clear and detailed understanding of different sources of data and critically assess their reliability and utility in debating whether victim involvement in the criminal justice process is a positive development 7. Clearly present research and policy in your arguments. |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. Present an argument orally and in writing in a clear, coherent, effective and organized manner; 9. Analyze and critically assess sources of qualitative and quantitative data; 10. Demonstrate you can work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specific task. |
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Online test | 1.5 hours total (3 elements of 30 minutes spread out over the term) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 | Written |
Participation in seminars | Active participation based on readings | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Oral |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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40 | 60 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay | 40 | 2000 words | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Written |
Written examination | 60 | 1.5 hours | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 | Written |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Written examination | Written examination, 1.5 hours | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 | August/September re-assessment period |
Essay | Essay, 2000 words | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | August/September re-assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Walklate, S. (1989), Victimology – The Victim and the Criminal Justice Process
Christie, N. (1986), 'The Ideal Victim', in From Crime Policy to Victim Policy, E. A. Fattah (ed.)
Davis, R., Taylor, B. and Bench, S. (1995), 'Impact of Sexual and Nonsexual Assault on Secondary Victims', Violence and Victims, 10(1): 73-84.
Strang, H. (2002), Repair or Revenge: Victims and Restorative Justice