SOCI 270 - Victimology

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Overview of victims of crime in America, focusing on index crime victims, as well as the victim’s role in preventing or assisting crime, and the relation of the victim to the criminal justice system. Special crime victims such as missing children, abused children, the elderly and battered women will be given attention. Prerequisite(s): CRJU 103 OR CRJU 105. Same course as CRJU 270.