Victimology

A document that provides relevant information and facts about a particular issue, and ways in which such issues can be overcome.Briefing Paper 1:Paper 1 should be designed to be read by a particular group of victims and outline the experience of this particular group of victims either in terms of a particular characteristic or a particular type of offence. The briefing paper should outline a particular process relating to that group of victims e.g., reporting the offence, giving evidence, providing a victim impact statement, seeking support (this list is not exhaustive).For this paper, you could consider the impact that race, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status have on the way in which victimhood is experienced. You could also consider a specific type of offence; you could choose an offence that you have learnt about throughout your degree. This list is not exhaustive, and you can choose the type of victim (victim characteristics may be age, ethnicity, gender, sexuality etc) or offence (white-collar crime, human trafficking, healthcare victimisation, medical misogyny, sexual offences, hate crime, honour-based violence, child sexual exploitation, domestic violence) you would like to explore.Within Paper 1, you are required to:1. Briefly introduce your victim group.2. Consider the extent of victimisation relating to that group and any particular needs that they have as a victim.3. Use statistics, graphs, figures and visual information, but make sure you explain the relevance. Briefing Paper 2:Paper 2 should provide information for a professional working with the particular group of victims you have selected for paper 1.Within Paper 2, you are required to:1. Briefly introduce the professional/professional body who will be engaging with the victims you have selected.2. Consider the professional’s role in working with the victims. For example, you might want to think about how the victim contacts the professional or the sensitivities that the professional might need to consider when liaising with your particular victim group.3. You might want to consider the way in which the professional works or whether there is a process or a waiting list before a victim can be in contact and the impact that this may have.4. Use statistics, graphs, figures and visual information, but make sure you explain the relevance.

 

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