CRIMINOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGIA
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2017/2018 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Rita Maria Barboni | During the cycle of lessons, every monday,from 12 to 14. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The aim of the course is to train students to the knowledge of criminology as a scientific analysis of the reality of crime and strategies to prevent and limit it
Program
The course consists of a basic part - the knowledge of which is required for everybody- and a special part , at the option of the student. The students who attend the lessons can agree with the professor an individualized program for the special part.
FUNDAMENTAL PART - definition , characteristics , subject and scope of criminological research , relationships with the criminal policy and penal law -. Evolution of criminological theories. . – Basic methods of criminological research - " Registered crimes” and the “dark number” .- The " definition " and the etiology of crime : sociological theories of criminal behavior .- Criminal careers. - The problem of the foundation of the punishment : retribution , general prevention , special prevention. - The types of corrections: prevention , treatment and crime control.
SPECIAL SECTION—A, Ecology of the crime . B, The personality of the offender ; victimology .
Bridging Courses
There is no mandatory prerequisites , however the prior attendance of the course of criminology can facilitate the approach of the students to the study of criminal law.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
At the end of the course students will have acquired the following skills :
- Awareness of the features and functions of criminology , as empirical science directed to the containment and prevention of crime ;
- Knowledge of the main contributions of criminological research aimed at identifying the causes of social and individual distress expressed through criminal behavior ;
- Knowledge of the methods of investigation of criminological research and ability to read properly the crime statistics ;
- awareness of the synergy relationship between criminology , criminal policy and criminal law ;
-the capacity to understand and evaluate the aims of criminal policy underlying the choices made by the legislator through the criminal norms .
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Teaching material will be described at the beginning of each course
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons; seminars
- Attendance
not compulsory
- Course books
Teaching material will be described at the beginning of each course
Recommanded book:
FUNDAMENTAL PART: Ponti Gianluigi, Compendio di criminologia,Raffaello Cortina ed.,2008, chapters 1-2-3--9..
SPECIAL SESSION:
Ecology of the crime: Città e criminalità ( a cura di Barboni R.M.),Metauro ed2005, pagg.11-55;pagg.75-82;pag.207-213;paggg.233
-243
Personality of the offender,victimology: Ponti Gianluigi,Compendio di criminologia, Raffaello Cortina ed.,2008, Chapters 4,7,8,10..
- Assessment
oral exam.
The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:
less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.
24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.
27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.
30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Assessment
The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:
less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.
24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.
27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.
30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
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