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Pca 410: Victimology And Restorative Justice Question Paper

Pca 410: Victimology And Restorative Justice

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Public Administration

Institution: Moi University question papers

Exam Year:2011

MOI UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
MAIN EXAMINATION

FOURTH YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION,
2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR
PCA 410: VICTIMOLOGY AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Instructions: ATTEMPT FOUR QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE IS COMPULSORY

1.
a. Define the following concepts:

i. Victimology
ii. Victimization
iii. Crime victim
iv. Victim restitution
v. Victim-offender mediation

b. Explain the factors that predict the chronic victimization

c. Outline three rights that crime victims are entitled to.

d. Highlight nine changes that might enhance the relationship between the victim and the criminal justice system as suggested by legal scholar Frank Carrington.

2. Write short notes on the following variants of victimology:

i. Positivist victimology
ii. Radical victimology
iii. Critical victimology

3. Provide an adequate account of any two of the following theories of victimization:

i. Victim precipitation theory
ii. Lifestyle theories
iii. Routine activity theory.

4.
a. A helpful starting point in exploring 'what we know' about the identity and attributes of the victim is Nils Christie's (1986) celebrated stereotypes of the 'ideal victim'. State the six attributes paraphrased by Christie.

b. Discuss the factors that have contributed to the much higher profits that is currently accorded to victims.

5.
a. Distinguish between primary and secondary victimization.

b. Highlight five consequences of primary victimization.

c. Explain some of the responses of different categories of crime victims to their initial victimization and its impact.

Either

6. Discuss the differences between the retributite and restorative justice systems.

OR

7.
a. What is restorative justice?

b. Specify three key principles that form the foundation of restorative justice paradigm.

c. Discuss the techniques employed by restorative justice model to ensure justice for the victim and fairness to the offender.

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