- Docente: Alvise Sbraccia
- Credits: 7
- SSD: GSPS-07/B
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Ravenna
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Corso:
Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in
Law (cod. 5903)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Legal Consultant in Business and Public Administration (cod. 6607)
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from Sep 16, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026
Learning outcomes
Analytical tools for the comprehension of the contemporary perspectives of social control. Fundamental theoretical issues of sociology of deviance and penology.
Course contents
GENERAL CONTENTS:
- criminological theory and sociology of deviance
-crime and the criminal justice system
- criminology and empirical research
- migrants and minority groups' criminalization
PART 1
presentation of the course's contents: deviance ans social order
-sociology, penal law and crime: different perspectives
-criminology and critical criminology: different approaches; labeling theory an positivism
-functionalism:merton and sutherland
-the chicago SCHOOL: disorganization and assimilation
-conflict and the marxian roots of critical criminology
-deterrence and less eligibility
-colonialism and criminology
PART 2
-sociology of the police
-migration and the criminalization process
-criminology and qualitative research
-monitoring the forms of detention
Readings/Bibliography
see italian version
Teaching methods
lectures
seminars
Assessment methods
see italian version
Teaching tools
documentaries
Office hours
See the website of Alvise Sbraccia
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.