- Docente: Gabriele Prati
- Credits: 8
- SSD: M-PSI/05
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Gabriele Prati (Modulo 1) Iana Ivanova Tzankova (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Criminology for Investigation and Security (cod. 8491)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to discuss the main theories of social psychology and psychology of deviance
Course contents
The course is organized with a part of lectures taught online on MS TEAMS (20 hours) and another taught in presence (20 hours). The number of students allowed in class is determined on the basis of class capacity and by the health and safety provisions that deal with the pandemic emergency. In case more students want to attend classes in presence than permitted by the rules, a system of shifts will be organized so to allow students to participate. Regardless of the health-related conditions and the specific organization of the course, students will be able to follow the lessons of the entire course remotely on MS TEAMS.
Course participants will be able to identify key issues in social psychology and psychology of deviance:
The memory
Eyewitness testimony.
Cognitive interview.
Deception
Lie detection.
Interrogation techniques.
Public order and crowd behavior.
Mental disorders.
Paraphilias.
Suicide
Prostitution
Stereotype, prejudice and "hate crimes"
Violence in Italy
Social psychology of aggression and deviance
Reaserch methodology in social psychology
Psychological autopsy and criminal profiling
Socio-psychological theories and factors of deviance in adolescence
Prevention and protective factors of crime and deviance
Fear of crime e sense of safety in communities
Readings/Bibliography
Online materials
-Powerpoint slides and other materials available on the platform Virtuale (https://virtuale.unibo.it/)
Books:
-De Leo G. & Patrizi P. (2002). Psicologia della devianza. Roma: Carocci.
-De Leo G., Scali M., Caso L. (2005). La testimonianza. Problemi, metodi e strumenti nella valutazione dei testimoni. Bologna: il Mulino (in alternativa il libro "La memoria del testimone. La tecnica dell’intervista cognitiva con l’adulto e il minore. Aspetti giuridici, teorici e pratici" di Antonio D'Ambrosio pubblicato con la Franco Angeli).
-Caso L. & Vrij A. (2009). L'interrogatorio giudiziario e l'intervista investigativa. Bologna: il Mulino.
-Roccato, M., & Russo, S. (2012). Insicurezza e criminalità: Psicologia sociale della paura del crimine (Introduzione, Cap. 1 e 3). Napoli: Liguore.
-Palmonari, A. (2011). Psicologia dell’adolescenza (Cap. 16, pp. 317-340). Bologna: Il mulino.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons.
Assessment methods
Written exam with open and multiple choice questions.
Teaching tools
Teaching tools used for lectures: video projector, PC, overhead projector.
Office hours
See the website of Gabriele Prati
See the website of Iana Ivanova Tzankova
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.