Research
General Scope of the Institute and Research Programme 2011 - 2015
The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences of Tilburg
University have launched an international and multidisciplinary research
institute for Victimology: The International Victimology Institute
Tilburg, abbreviated as INTERVICT. Victimology, or the academic study of
victims and victimization, is a relatively young branch of academic
research. Its objective is to gain knowledge on victims of crime, abuse
of power, and disasters. Victimologists try to find out the underlying
causes and why these people became victims. Other topics include the
rights of victims, the psychological effects of victimization, the help
provided to victims, and the social reactions to victims. Victimology
also studies traffic accident victims, environmental criminality, and
compensation for damage.
Chairs
- Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Victimology (funded by Tilburg University; held by prof. Marc Groenhuijsen)
- Victimology and International Law (funded by Tilburg University; held by prof. Rianne Letschert)
- Victimology (funded by Fonds Slachtofferhulp); held by prof. Peter van der
Velden
- Forensic Psychology and Victimology (funded by Tilburg University; held by prof. Stefan Bogaerts)
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