Britt, C. L. (2001). Health Consequences of Criminal Victimization. International Review of Victimology, 8(1), 63-73. 10 p.
Clark, J. J., & Walker, R. (2011). Research ethics in victimization studies: widening the lens. Violence against women, 17(12), 1489–1508.19 p.
Christie N, (2018) The ideal victim. In Duggan. (ed.) Revisiting the 'Ideal Victim', Policy Press. 14 p.
European Institute for Gender Equality, (2014) Estimating the costs of gender-based violence in the European Union. 123 p.
Groenhuijsen M, (2014) The development of international policy in relation to victims of crime. International Review of Victimology, 20: 31-48. 17 p.
Herman J L, (1994) Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence – from domestic abuse to political terror. Pandora. 292 p.
Liamputtong P, (2007) Researching the vulnerable. A guide to sensitive research methods. Sage Publications Ltd. 256 p.
Potter H, (2013) Intersectional Criminology: Interrogating Identity and Power in Criminological Research and Theory. Critical Criminology, 21(3): 305-318. 13 p.
Shapland J, Hall M, (2007) What do we know about the effects of crime on victims? International Review of Victimology,14: 175-217. 42 p.
Walklate, S. (2017) Handbook of victims and victimology. Routledge. 394 p.
Van Wijk, J, (2013) Who is the ‘little old lady’ of international crimes? Nils Christie’s concept of the ideal victim reinterpreted. International Review of Victimology, 19(2): 159–179. 20 p.
Additional articles from scientific journals and/or book chapters will also be included, approx. 500 pages.
Criminology: Victimology
About the course
Course content
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the discipline of victimology (the study of crime victims), an emerging area of specialization in the field of criminology. Furthermore, the course aims to develop the student’s knowledge of theories and methods applied within the field of victimology.
The course addresses victimology as a research area both internationally and in Sweden. Topics such as the history of victimology, theories of victimization, consequences of victimization, trauma and fear of crime will be included in the course content. Central concepts and definitions are discussed as well as explanatory models and methods to study victimization and treatment and care of trauma with a special focus on particularly vulnerable groups. Characterization of different victim groups is discussed as well as ethical considerations when studying victimization.
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
A bachelor’s degree with a major in social- or behaviour sciences or medicine and English 6.
Selection
University credits completed 100%
Course literature
Course evaluation
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