- Docente: Davide Bertaccini
- Credits: 3
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Legal Consultant in Business and Public Administration (cod. 9242)
Also valid for Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Law (cod. 9233)
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from Sep 18, 2023 to Oct 11, 2023
Learning outcomes
The seminar offers an introduction to the study of police power, through legal and sociological knowledge and within the institutional and professional context.
The aim is to offer a conceptual skill to learn about the police as a control agency in contemporary society and a concrete opportunity to understand how the police operate in the governance of security.
Course contents
Part 0: INTRODUCTION
- Police definitions and functions
- Police principles and indicators
- Security institutions and politics
Part I: THEORY
– Police discretion and selectivity
– Guidance principles and key variables
Part II: PRACTICE
– Services: operations center, emergency intervention, road traffic, territorial services, public events, technological applications
– Relations: security issues, security questions, security partnerships, direction and management, facilities and pipelines, regulations and decisions
PART III: SYNTHESIS
– Between legal and real
– For a necessary reform
Readings/Bibliography
The study texts and the exercise materials will be directly provided during the seminar meetings.
Teaching methods
The seminar is held entirely by the professor.
The first part takes place with lectures, to introduce the method and the topics of the meetings.
The second part is characterized by practical exercises, i.e. analysis of empirical materials provided by the teacher, elaborated in small groups by the students according to the indications shared in the classroom and followed by the restitution in plenary by the members of each group.
The third part is held in interactive mode, therefore it consists of a critical reflection on themes and materials considered, stimulated by the teacher and animated by the students.
Assessment methods
Regular attendance at the seminar meetings is a necessary condition for eligibility, due to the importance of attention and interaction shown during the seminar activities.
The criteria for recognition of final eligibility are sufficient knowledge of the topics covered and adequate linguistic and conceptual mastery.
Office hours
See the website of Davide Bertaccini
SDGs
![Reduced inequalities](https://www.unibo.it/++resource++unibo.didattica/sdg/en/10.jpg?v=2)
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This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.