Criminological studies

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• - understanding the functioning of the security apparatus and the criminal justice system of the Czech Republic, the competences, processes, activities and mutual relations of their individual components,
• - acquire knowledge in the field of criminal law, constitutional law and administrative law necessary to conduct investigations in the capacity of a police authority
• - acquire knowledge of the basics of the scientific field of criminology, master its structure, terminology, methods, acquire the natural science foundations of individual criminological methods, understand interdisciplinary connections, especially w
• - to acquire knowledge of basic criminological technical methods and their applicability in the investigation of crimes and other criminologically relevant events
• 308 / 5 000 Výsledky překladu Výsledek překladu - to acquire knowledge of basic forensic tactical procedures, including investigation methodologies in the main areas of criminal activity
• - the ability to perform basic criminalistic and technical operations, in particular examining the scene of the crime, identifying traces, properly removing them, documenting them and securing them for further evaluation
• - the ability to perform basic criminological tactical actions, in particular the creation of investigative versions, the determination and execution of an investigation plan, the questioning of suspects and witnesses, etc.
• - the ability to perform the basic actions of criminal proceedings from the position of a police authority, including communication with the supervising public prosecutor and other subjects of criminal proceedings

The internship will take place mainly at the Regional Police Directorates of the South Moravian and Moravian-Silesian Regions, where students will apply their theoretical knowledge in practice, at contractual partners who are engaged in activities corresponding to the focus of the Criminal Studies programme. The scope of the internship is determined by three courses (Professional Practice I-III) corresponding to 18 ECTS credits, which represents a total of 480 hours of internship.

During the internship, students will focus on criminalistic activities, including presence in the detection, clarification and investigation of crime, and will participate in professional, administrative and technical tasks under the guidance of experienced professionals.

The practice is carefully coordinated with the regional directorates, including their content requirements. As the Criminal Studies programme is a combined programme, it also includes police officers whose internships are carried out within the scope of their service. Other learners must sign a confidentiality agreement prior to commencing their internship, which allows access to sensitive information.

The internship is not organized into traditional lectures, seminars, or practicums, but the 480 hours corresponds to 12 weeks of practical work, or approximately 27 hours per credit.

There are two components to the SZZk. First, an oral theoretical part. The second, the analytical-application practical part (AAP). The AAP represents the realisation of the option given by the provision of Section 45(3) of the law on higher education not to have a bachelor's thesis. The latter would not be able to verify, whether the graduates have sufficiently acquired the professional skills defining this programme.

The AAP is undertaken in two phases. The first phase will take place as a relatively separate component of the SZZk prior to its oral component. It is described below. The second phase consists of an oral feedback and evaluation debate as part of the oral part of the SZZk.

The AAP will be prepared independently by the learners without guidance from the supervisor. An opponent will be appointed to prepare an evaluation report for each AAP. The evaluation will assess the student's practical progress in the preparation of the AAP and the documents produced by the student within the AAP. The evaluation report will be the basis for the debate in the second phase.

The assessment will be carried out in public. The public will be able to participate in both phases: the analytical-application practical part as well as the feedback and evaluation debate. Documents prepared by the student during the first phase will not be made public. They are only a partial part of the AAP and do not form the basis for the preparation of the assessment and the subsequent debate. It is not a comprehensive, long-term and systematically prepared document similar to the bachelor thesis, but rather a working document corresponding to the preparation for the oral part of the SZZk, which is also not published.

The AAP will verify that the learners have acquired the skills corresponding to the professional competences that graduates must possess and that will be required for service in the state security forces and similar security-oriented professions.

The AAP takes the form of mastery of a practical task in the field of criminology-tactics and related or criminology-technical. The AAP consists in simulating an act encountered in practice by members of the Police of the Czech Republic in the Criminal Police and Investigation Service (e.g. seizing an evidence carrier, searching a place, interrogating a person, performing a simple chemical or biological test), etc.

After receiving the assignment, the candidate will explain the procedure he/she has chosen and, if necessary, make the necessary preparations before the actual performance, perform the action and finally document it in the way it is done in practice (official record, protocol). All three parts are assessed: understanding and preparation for the task, the actual performance and the documentation. The AAP is performed individually and sequentially by the learners, and those who have not yet completed it are not present when the task is performed by other learners.