2020-2021 / CRIM3111-1

Questions of victimology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in criminology (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté de Droit, de Sciences politique et de Criminologie)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Serge Garcet

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

 Part I: Victims and Victimization Process
How we understand and deal with the world around us.
Authors / Victim Relations and Reciprocal Determinism of the Aggression / Victimization Process.
Part II: Psychic trauma
Understanding of psychic trauma (prevalence, characteristics, resilience).
Simple and complex trauma.
Types of acute and long-term post-traumatic consequences.
Part III: Integrative Approaches to Specific Victimization
 Victimization during childhood (abuse, sexual violence).
Victimization during adolescence (peer harassment, sexual violence).
Victimization during adulthood (domestic violence, sexual violence).
Specificity of victimization 2.0: the example of the slut-shaming and revenge porn.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Learn to know
Knowledge: Be able to define and describe different concepts.
Understanding: Being able to explain different forms of victimization, trauma and victim support structures.
Learn to do
Analysis: Be able to discriminate and distinguish salient features of different victimization situations.
Synthesis: Being able to compose an offer of help based on the informationprovided by the victim.
Synthesis: Be able to develop a thematic file from the literature on a victimological issue.
Learn to be
Be able to manage the deadlines in learnings and the requested works.
Be able to interact and to be proactively present at courses - case presentation.
Develop a critical sense.  

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No prerequisite

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Learning is carried out through a lecture alternating every other week face-to-face and at a distance (Unicast) and compulsory reading of scientific articles. It is also based on the availability of various resources and the reading of books dealing with the subjects addressed. Depending on the evolution of the health situation, learning would be given remotely through resources on e-campus.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

See previous point.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Will be available on-line on e-campus:
- Powerpoint slides.
- The list of imposed scientific articles which are part of the exam. - The list of recommended books.
Also available on e-campus for a deepening of the different content content: articles, references, multimedia, etc.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

In January, the assessment is constituted of a multiple choices examination on the contents (dispensed + scientific articles) face-to-face or remotely depending on health conditions. The September assessment is constituted of a multiple choices examination on the dispensed contents. on the same content face-to-face or remotely depending on health conditions.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Teacher: Serge GARCET Place des Orateurs, 1, Bât. B 33 4000 LIEGE (Sart-Tilman) Sur rendez-vous serge.garcet@uliege.be tel. 04/366 39 20
Assistante: Morgane Hovine Place des Orateurs, 1, Bât. B 33 4000 LIEGE (Sart-Tilman) morgane.hovine@uliege.be tel. 04/366 30 13
Secretary: Julie Debroux Place des Orateurs, 1, Bât. B 33 4000 LIEGE (Sart-Tilman) j.debroux@uliege.be tel. 04/366 31 59

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Questions in victimology
Questions in victimology