Cursos / 1º Ciclo / / Faculty of Law :: Criminology
INTRODUÇÃO À VITIMOLOGIA - 2018/2019
2º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Olga Cunha
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Andreia Castro Rodrigues
Class type and School hours
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
- To provide students with a general and introductory perspective of the scientific field of Victimology;
- To focus the emergence of victimology as an area of scientific knowledge and its relation to criminology;
- To reflect about the role of the victim in the crime and about the main theories of victimization.
Specific Aims/Objectives
- To know and integrate the historical and theoretical development of Victimology:
- To know the main theories of victimization;
- To know the different research methods in victimology;
- To reflect about the role of the victim as an object of study and knowledge, as well as a rights’ figure.
Skills to be acquired
- To understand and integrate the various approaches related to victimology;
- To develop a critical and sustained perspective about the issues of victimization.
Teaching Procedures
Expositive and demonstrative method and practical work.
Programme
1 - Victimology: theoretical background
1.1. The emergence of the victim as an object of study
1.1.1. Concepts of victim and victimization
1.1.2. The role of victim in crime
1.1.3. The dyad offender-victim
1.2. The emergence of victimology as a discipline
1.2.1. Historical and theoretical course of Victimology: ´Blaming the Victim´; General victimology; Critical victimology; Crime victims’ movement
1.2.2. Victimology vs. Criminology
1.2.3. Main theories of victimization: Precipitation by the victim; Lifestyle theories; Learning and culture theories; Control theories
2 - Research on Victimology: The methods
2.1. Official reports
2.2. Victimization surveys
2.3. The Portuguese reality
3. The process of victimization
3.1. Victimization primary and secondary
3.2. Dynamics of victimization
3.3. Types of victimization
4. The rights of victims
4.1. Legal and social support mechanisms for the victim
4.2. Legal and social mechanisms to protect victims
4.3. Intervention with crime victims: Crisis intervention
Evaluation Type
2 shot exames
1 practical essay with oral presentation
1 final exam
Teaching Resources
Audiovisual media
Clinical cases
Practical exercises
Documentaries
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Victimology
Victim
Vitimization
Methods
Dynamics of victimization
Main Bibliography
Author | Burgess, A. W.; Regehr, C. & Roberts, A. R. |
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Title | Victimology: Theories and applications. |
Place | Massachusettes |
Editor | Jones and Bartlett Publishers. |
Author | Sofia Neves e Marisalva Fávero |
Title | Vitimologia: Ciência e Activismo |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Almedina |
Year | 2010 |
Author | Ana Isabel Sani |
Title | Temas de Vitimologia |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Almedina |
Year | 2011 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | Karmen, Andrew |
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Title | Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology |
Edition | 8º |
Place | USA |
Editor | Wadsworth |
Year | 2012 |
Author | Machado, C. |
Title | Novas Formas de vitimação criminal |
Edition | 1ª |
Place | Coimbra |
Editor | Psiquilíbrios |
Year | 2010 |