B_Vi Victimology

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Markéta Brunová, PhD., LL.M.
Department of Law – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Tereza Švestáková
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with a deeper explanation of the issue of victims of crime. After stating the basic criminological categories, we will also focus on the position of the injured party and the victims in criminal proceedings, on their rights and obligations, and assistance to victims of crime. In this context, the course will also contain information related to the sanctioning of the offender, his involvement in the process of restorative justice, with the cooperation of the injured party. Students will get acquainted with selected issues and concepts in the field of victimology, which deals with victims of crime. In addition to the necessary theoretical knowledge, students will also gain some practical information.
Learning outcomes
Successful passing of the exam from the subject.
Syllabus
  • 1. Victimology as a part of criminology, crime science. Relationship victimology and criminal law. 2. Status, structure and dynamics of crime, victimization research. 3. Injury and victims of crime. 4. Protection of victims of crime, assistance to victims of crime. 5. Victims and perpetrators of crime. 6. Crime control. 7. Sanctioning of perpetrators and penological systems. Victim satisfaction crime. 8. Principles of restorative justice. Probation and Mediation Service. 9. Diversions in criminal proceedings from the point of view of the injured party. 10. Particularly vulnerable victims of crime - the elderly, children, women. 11. Psychology of crime victims. 12. Victimological prevention.
Literature
    required literature
  • Bruna, E., Brunová, M.: Vybrané kapitoly z kriminologie. (3. akt. a dopl. vyd.) Praha: VŠFS 2020.
  • JELÍNEK, J. Trestní právo procesní, 5. aktualizované a doplněné vydání podle stavu k 1.3.2018. Praha: Leges, 2018, ISBN: 978-80-7502-278-3
  • Čírtková, L. Viktimologie pro forenzní praxi. Praha: Portál 2014.
    recommended literature
  • Svatoš, R.: Kriminologie. Plzeň: A. Čeněk, 2012
  • Jelínek, J. a kolektiv: Kriminologie. Praha: Leges, 2021. 631 s.
Teaching methods
Lectures in full-time study; tutorials in part-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study, compulsory tutorial participation is 50% in part-time study.
Assessment methods
The course ends with a credit and an exam. The criterion for granting the credit is the elaboration of a seminar work on a given topic together with its presentation in teaching (minimum 50% of points). The exam is in the form of a written test, which consists of 30 questions (choice of three options, or supplementation of the text of the answer).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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