1. Investigate an area of crime, harm, victimisation that goes beyond dominant understandings of victimisation.
2. Critically analyse crime and or harm committed by the powerful through a victimological lens.
3. Evaluate the efficacy of regulatory frameworks and the extent to which they deliver criminal and/or social justice.
4. Employ research, evaluation and IT skills to produce a critically informed individual case study.
5. Appraise a concept or theory of victimology via a group poster presentation.

Individual 1,500 word case study (meets learning outcomes 1-4) focuses on a topic of personal interest to the learner and should: investigate an area of crime, harm and victimisation that goes beyond dominant understandings of victimisation,
Appraisal of crime and/or harm perpetrated by powerful actors, using victimological theory,
Evaluate and communicate how effective regulatory frameworks are at delivering criminal and/or social justice
In groups, learners will pick from a list of topics and through the medium of a poster, will discuss a victimological concept/theory and critically evaluate the theory/concept. Group poster presentation (meets learning outcome 5)
Opportunities for formative assessment are provided throughout the module, learners offered feedback on formative assessment during the workshops

Using victimological theory, this module investigates concepts such as: conventional victims, non-conventional victims, victimisation, victimology and zemilology; to examine harm and victimisation beyond traditional frameworks; to investigate crime and harm committed by the powerful; and to examine regulatory frameworks and to assess the extent to which they deliver criminal and/or social justice and to acknowledge and understand resistance and redress

Topics covered on the module are likely to include:

-Crime, harm and victimisation

-Victimology, victims and zemiology (the study of social harms)

-Non conventional forms of crime and harm including crimes that go beyond traditional frameworks

-Crimes and harm committed by the powerful

-Regulatory frameworks, criminal justice, social justice and injustice

-Resistance and redress

Using victimological theory, this module investigates concepts such as: conventional victims, non-conventional victims, victimisation, victimology and zemilology; to examine harm and victimisation beyond traditional frameworks; to investigate crime and harm committed by the powerful; and to examine regulatory frameworks and to assess the extent to which they deliver criminal and/or social justice and to acknowledge and understand resistance and redress

For 200 hours, of which 39 hours will consist of class contact and 161 hours of independent guided learning. Class contact consists of 1 hour per week (for 13 weeks) online lecture/coursework briefing sessions; 2-hour in person workshop which include a variety of teaching and learning methods including informal discussions and space for group poster presentations.

Learners will have the opportunity to submit formative assessments (in the form of a plan of their case study and an outline of key content for their group poster) & receive formative feedback that informs the final pieces of coursework.

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Whyte, D. (2004). ‘Corporate crime and regulation’, in J. Muncie¿& D. Wilson (Eds.).¿The student handbook of criminology and criminal justice. London, United Kingdom: Cavendish.
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Journals:
International Review of Victimology

The library
PCs with standard suite of university software providing access to email, the internet, word processing,
A flat classroom flexible enough for paired and small group work and discussions
Blackboard Virtual environment will be available to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook