SOC 2510 Lecture Notes - Victimology

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2510
• Professor: Linden

Document Summary

Unit 5: victimology, victim services, and victim rights in canada. Victimology is a relatively new phenomenon in criminology. Traditionally the role of the victim within the criminal justice system has been marginal, however advanced services for victims are growing in popularity. Increased tension between meeting the needs of victims with the due process requirements of criminal justice. Just as there is no universal criminal, there is no universal victim which all conform to. Different types of crimes result in different victim needs: ex.