B_Vi Victimology

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2027
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Veronika Anna Polišenská, Ph.D., MSc (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Markéta Brunová, PhD., LL.M.
Department of Law – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. 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.      Introduction to victimology - terminology, statistics, victimisation studies

2.      Prevention - Primary, secondary, tertiary, social, and situational 

3.      Victim and victimisation - Particularly vulnerable victims, Process of victimisation, primary, secondary, tertiary victimisation, myths, Victim's statement about the impact of the crime, Victim's needs

4.      Impact of crime on the victim - mental, socio-economic, health, material, legal, events deepening trauma, trauma reaction

5.      Victim's aid - short-term, long-term, state-coordinated help, victim care system

6.      Crisis - Crisis situation, crisis help, crisis intervention

 7.      Status/statut of victims - development of victims' rights, victim in the legal framework 

 8.      Legislature and victim - EU guidelines, changes in legislature, 

 9.      Victims and Integrated Rescue System

10.  Victim's protection - Victim's rights, protection of children, the handicapped, and the elderly 

11. Non-profit organisations, Probation and mediational service

12.  Aspects of secondary victimisation

Literature
    required literature
  • Čírtková, L. Viktimologie pro forenzní praxi. Praha: Portál 2014.
  • Velikovská, Martina. Psychologie obětí trestných činů. Grada. 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-4849-8
  • Baštecká Bohumila. Psychosociální krizová spolupráce. Grada. 2022. ISBN 978-80-247-4195-6
    recommended literature
  • Kotrlová, Jindřiška, Bohatá, Kateřina. Proměny krizové intervence. Triton. 2019. ISBN 978-80-7553-751-5
  • Kohoutek, Tomáš, Čermák, Ivo. Psychologie katastrofické události. Academia. 2009. ISBN 978-80-200-1816-8
Teaching methods
Lectures in full-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 80 %.
Assessment methods
The course ends with a credit and an exam. The criterion for granting the credit is the completion of task on a given topic. 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
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025, Summer 2026.
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