PBSNPB22 Mediation and Probation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dana Knotová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jaroslava Kroulíková (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Dana Knotová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jana Růžičková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Helena Juřicová
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
1. Students will receive basic knowledge about theoretical foundations, principles and goals of applying probation and mediation in criminal justice, including international comparisons
2. Student will understand the current state of applying alternative resolutions of criminal cases in practice with the emphasis on specifics of social work in criminal justice
3. Students will be able to understand independently specific cases using the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure
Syllabus
  • 1. Comparing retributive and restorative justice concepts - reasons for searching for new forms of societies’ responses to criminality. Explanation of the terms probation and mediation 2. The Probation and Mediation Service – Cooperating institutions Act 257/2000 Coll. about the Probation and Mediations Service, the foundation, historical development, professional activities, cooperating institutions. 3. Activities of the Probation and Mediation Service within criminal proceedings. Mediation as a general method of conflict resolution and mediation as an alternative way of achieving criminal justice. International comparison of mediation models 4. Applying mediation in the activities of the Probation and Mediation Service – principles, rules, methodologies. Other activities of the Probation and Mediation Service during pre-trial proceedings, case studies 5. Juvenile delinquency - Act 218/2003 Coll. – Juvenile Criminal Law, judicial proceedings conducted in children younger than 15 years, methodologies, specifics of working with children younger than 15 years, case studies. 6. Juvenile delinquency - Act 218/2003 Coll. – Juvenile Criminal Law, criminal proceedings against juvenile offender, specifics of working with juvenile offender, probation and other programs for juvenile delinquents, case studies. 7. Community service order as a community sanction - legislation, methodologies, current situation in applying community service order in practice, case studies. 8. Alternative punishment of home detention - legislation, methodologies, case studies. Alternative punishment of a ban on participating in sport, cultural and other social events - legislation, methodologies, case studies. 9. Probation supervision as an example of a long-term cooperation with a client - legislation, methodologies, specific methods of work with clients, case studies. 10. Parole – preparing information/resources for parole release from prison sentence, cooperation between the Probation and Mediation Service and the Prison Service of the Czech Republic, methodologies, case studies.
Literature
  • ŠČERBA, Filip. Alternativní tresty a opatření v nové právní úpravě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Leges, 2011, 416 s. ISBN 9788087212684. info
  • Probace a mediace : možnosti řešení trestných činů. Edited by Pavel Štern - Lenka Ouředníčková - Dagmar Doubravová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2010, 212 stran. ISBN 9788073677572. info
  • BRUCKNEROVÁ, Eva. Postavení a úkoly Probační a mediační služby. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2007, 136 s. ISBN 9788087071557. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, readings, case studies
Assessment methods
Final test. Attendance at least 50%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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