74927 - Sociology of Deviance and Criminology

Course contents

The course will analyse the most important criminological theories in order to understand how they can explain crimes that continuously evolve not only from a quantitative point of view but also from a qualitative one.
Moreover, because of social change, the study of crime cannot be separated from the investigation methods in the fight against it. Such a kind of analysis also demands a particular attention towards the victims of crime who are usually exposed to superficial explanations and interpretations that ignore real causes of victimization.
With the help of multimedial material, particular attention will be paid both to crimes traditionally neglected by criminology and to topical ones.

Readings/Bibliography

1) Balloni A., Bisi R., Sette R., Principi di Criminologia - Le Teorie, Wolters Kluwer, Padova, 2015.
2) Balloni A., Bisi R., Sette R., Principi di Criminologia - Criminalità, Controllo, Sicurezza, Wolters Kluwer, Padova, 2015.

For attendees students, bibliography will be provided during class.

Teaching methods

Lectures and class discussions.
Even not required, course attendance is recommended.

Assessment methods

The final exam aims to verify the achievement of the following goals:

1) knowledge of the main criminological and victimological theories;

2) the ability to use these theories in order to analyze crime and victimization processes.

 

The final exam will consist in a written text composed of four open
questions (exam duration: 2 hrs.).

For attendees students, 2 midterm written examinations will be administered during classes hours. The text will be composed of open questions. The final grade will be calculated by doing the arithmetic mean of the midterm grades.
Students who will not pass the midterm exams have to sit final exam during final examination periods.

It is forbidden to use books, notes and electronic appliances during the written exams

Teaching tools

PC, and videoprojector.
During the lessons, the teacher will display powerpoint presentations that will be published on the website:
http://campus.unibo.it/ .
These documents do not substitute the compulsory readings, but they are supplementary and constitute a study guide to help better understand course contents.

Links to further information

http://www.vittimologia.it ; http://www.cirvis.eu

Office hours

See the website of Raffaella Sette