Victimology And Restorative Justice

Students are expected to learn:
• the different concepts and types of victimization,
• the categorizations of victims and the different theoretical views with which the phenomenon of victimization is approached,
• the principles, guidelines and implementation of victim prevention and response policies, the nature and characteristics of
the respective programs,
• the concept, definitions and procedures of restorative justice, its evolution over time and the key trends that are developing
within it,
• its foundations, basic principles and its relation to the contractual administration of criminal justice,
• the basic distinctions of restorative justice based on their reference framework.
• the basic criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions and programs.
• Finally, they will be able to contribute to policy planning and the implementation of general and specific victim prevention
and response programs, utilizing good practices of restorative justice (peaceful conflict resolution, out-of-court settlement, mediation, etc.).
The course is part of the field of forensic science and anti-crime policy. These are the courses “Criminology”, “International and Greek
Penitentiary Policy”, “Criminal Phenomenon and Formal Social Control”, “Crime Policy and Globalization”, “Youth, Crime and Criminal
Repression”, “Security and Human Rights”, and “Restorative Justice” and “Special Issues in Criminal Justice and Crime Policy”, which
deal with criminal phenomena. With these courses, students acquire knowledge of theoretical and applied crime policy, which includes
the range of measures that are established and implemented in order to prevent and suppress crime. Also, the interested parties are
preparing for a more systematic involvement with forensic sciences at postgraduate level.