Working With Victims Of Crime- Theory, Policy And Professional Practice

Overview

You'll also start to unpack theories around victimisation and the impact of crime, and develop skills that will enhance your professional practices and culture when working with victims of crime.

Most criminal justice professionals have an opportunity, at some point in the criminal justice process, to improve the experiences of victims of crime.

On this Working With Victims Of Crime- Theory, Policy And Professional Practice course at the University of Portsmouth you'll also start to unpack theories around victimisation and the impact of crime, and develop skills that will enhance your professional practices and culture when working with victims of crime.

The credits from this course can contribute towards an MSc Victimology Master's degree.

What you’ll experience

On this short course you'll get:

• an understanding of the processes of victimisation and how this informs both informal and formal responses to victims of crime
• an appreciation of the impact of victimisation and an understanding of the criminal justice process from a victim perspective.
• a critical appreciation of the impact of reforms and knowledge of policies and legislation
• a critical understanding of the impact of reforms on professional cultures and practices

Teaching and programme assessment 

This course is delivered through distance learning, with written learning materials, an online interactive reading list, learning resources and web based communication and peer learning available to you.

The University of Portsmouth uses the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment, so you'll be able to have access to tutors and other students, wherever you are.

You will also have the opportunity to attend six one-hour online seminars delivered in an evening for the first six teaching weeks of the course. The seminars will be recorded, so these will be available to view at anytime afterwards by those students unable to attend the live seminars.