BSS166 Criminal policy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vendula Divišová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 20. 9. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 27. 9. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 4. 10. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 11. 10. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 18. 10. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 25. 10. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 1. 11. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 8. 11. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 15. 11. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 22. 11. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 29. 11. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Wed 6. 12. 17:00–18:30 Aula, Wed 13. 12. 17:00–18:30 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce main frameworks and theoretical approaches towards crime (deviance) and criminal justice with emphasis on the sociological theories. These approaches will be introduced based on key readings in criminology. After the course completion, students should be able to describe different theories explaining crime and its control, its historical development as well as latest findings in criminology. Further, they should be able to critically evaluate contemporary criminal justice and how it can be influenced by the theoretical approaches.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course 2. What is crime? 3. Biological theories of crime 4. Psychological theories of crime 5. Sociological theories of crime I 6. Sociological theories of crime II 7. Sociological theories of crime III 8. Sociological theories of crime IV 9. Introduction to contemporary criminal justice 10. Lecture from a guest from the Probation and Mediation Service 11. Criminal Justice: seminar 12. Crime and Crime Prevention in the street 13. Exam
Literature
  • CHAMBLISS, William J. Toward a Political Economy of Crime, Theory and Society, 1975, Vol. 2, pp. 149-170.
  • SUTHERLAND, Edwin. 1940. White-Collar Criminality, American Sociology Review, 1940, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-12.
  • FERRELL, Jeff. Cultural Criminology, Annual Review of Sociology, 1999, Vol. 25, pp. 395-418.
  • ZEDNER, Lucia. Security. Oxon: Routledge, 2009. ISBN 0415391768.
  • ZEDNER, Lucia. Pre-crime and post-criminology? Theoretical Criminology, 2007, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 261–281.
  • GŘIVNA, Tomáš, Miroslav SCHEINOST and Ivana ZOUBKOVÁ. Kriminologie. 4., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014, 536 s. ISBN 9788074786143. info
  • Criminological perspectives : essential readings. Edited by Eugene McLaughlin - John Muncie. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2013, xxviii, 73. ISBN 9781446207864. info
  • MARSH, Ian. Crime and criminal justice. New York: Routledge, 2011, xvii, 515. ISBN 9780415581523. info
  • TOMÁŠEK, Jan. Úvod do kriminologie : jak studovat zločin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2010, 214 s. ISBN 9788024729824. URL info
  • Criminology. Edited by Chris Hale. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, xxxiv, 641. ISBN 9780199227297. info
  • Folk devils and moral panics : the creation of the mods and rockers. Edited by Stanley Cohen. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, lxxiv, 201. ISBN 0415267129. info
  • MERTON, Robert King. Studie ze sociologické teorie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 285 stran. ISBN 8085850923. info
  • BECKER, Howard S. Outsiders : studies in the sociology of deviance. 1st ed. New York: Free Press, 1966, x, 179. info
  • COHEN, Albert K. Delinquent boys : the culture of the gang. Glencoe: Free Press of Glencoe, 1955, 198 s. info
  • PARK, Robert Ezra, Ernest Watson BURGESS and Roderick D. MCKENZIE. The city. 2nd impres. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1926, xi, 239. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminar, position papers.
Assessment methods
For the course completion, two position papers (7 200 - 9 000 characters) and a written exam are required. Students can obtain two points for each of the papers. The lecturer may return the paper for rework if it does not comply with the requested number of characters or quality standard. In this case, the maximum number of points for the returned paper decreases to one point.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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