VICTIMOLOGY CRMJS 4333

SPRING 2004     SWOSU

Case Study Requirements

                                                                                                Holley 1-7-04

1. 6-10 pages
2. Typed
3. Subject must volunteer & be 18 or over
4. You may use yourself as a subject
5. Must gain prior approval of type of victimization (criminal & non-criminal) from instructor
6. Use a pseudonym
7. Contents:
1. Type of victimization
2. Describe the subject (e.g., age, gender, etc.)
3. Explain/describe the circumstances of the victimization
4. Explain/describe how the subject responded to/dealt with the victimization (e.g., secret, get professional help; tell a confidant; ask “why me?”)
5. Social response(s) to the victimization: intimates, acquaintances, professionals, officials, etc.
6. Formal aid provided the victim
7. Status of the subject today
8. Quotes may be used on a limited basis
9. Essay format; this is not “q & a”

   10. Proposed topics due: February 6, 2004

   11. Papers due: April 21, 2004

Research Paper

1. 4-6 pages
2. Typed
3. Topic to be approved by the instructor
4. Choose one type of victimization: interpersonal, stranger, school, workplace, cj system
5. Content:
1. Introduction to topic from chapter from the text
2. Information from library-2 sources--causes
3. Information from at least one website—social response or solution
4. Reference page; with sources appropriately cited in text
5. Do not plagiarize
6. Proposed topic due: February 6, 2004
7. Papers due: April 21, 2004