The University of Nairobi, Kenya in Collaboration with the World Society of Victimology (WSV) will hold the 3rd Annual Victimology and Victim Support Conference during the University of Nairobi Research Week 2020
While contemporary Victimology discourse has focused on harm resulting from criminal activities, victimization resulting from more frequent tragic incidents with a relatively-higher fatality rate, have not received their due share of attention by Victimologists. Incidents such as road/plane/ferry accidents, missing relatives/friends, collapsed buildings, crop failure, job loss, death of a close associate, etc. have adverse effects on individuals and communities. Therefore, there is need for individuals, institutions, researchers and other stakeholders to conceptualize these occurrences and calibrate the lens of evolving Victimological thought in order to create a perspective relevant to African socio-cultural and economic reality. Read more https://uonresearch.org/current-events/rw-fvv2020/
