Criminology 4027-KNS-CHS-23-KRY
The lecture is addressed to students interested in criminal law, the answer to the question when and why criminal law is effective, the sources and place of pathology, deviation and crime in social life.
The lecture is intended to:
- Present systematic knowledge necessary to pass the course.
- To acquaint students with basic knowledge about research, theory and practice of criminological research and its importance for correct application of criminal law.
- To present knowledge about creating, breaking and implementing the law.
- Explain on what does the amount of crime committed depend? How and in whose interest are deviants produced and how crime is effectively prevented.
The lecture will discuss the main currents of theoretical and research criminological thought, regarding criminal etiology, i.e. the science of causes of crime and other deviant behaviour. Basic information about sources of knowledge on the extent of criminal behaviour (statistics and crime dynamics), methods of data collection (techniques of criminological and victimological research) and strategies of crime prevention will be presented.
A lecture in criminology develops and strengthens critical and analytical thinking. It gives the ability to combine knowledge from other subjects and to analyse laws with understanding of their content. It makes students aware that criminal law is only one of the forms of controlling social behaviour and indicates when the use of this law can be beneficial.
Students participating in the lecture will deepen their practical knowledge of criminal law, criminal procedure and criminal executive law. They will acquire skills of conscious, critical analysis of media information referring to criminal law and criminal policy. They will understand how the notion of crime and pathology changes in time and space. They will learn to critically analyse crime statistics. They will also be able to use a criminological perspective when making a criminal law assessment of the existence or absence of a criminal act.
Criminology is the science of making, breaking and implementing law. It helps to understand when criminal law can effectively counteract a crime. It teaches critical thinking. It broadens horizons and answers the question what connects a student with a criminal, a criminal with a saint and a hero fighting against prejudices, and law with sociology and social psychology. It provides knowledge about the ways in which criminal acts are constructed. Explains how and depending on what the definition and content of social pathology changes. Explains how and why theoretical explanations of phenomena defined as crimes and those considered as pathology are created and how this affects the justice system. It shows how social conditions influence the ways of explaining the sources of crime. It teaches the analysis of criminal law regulations and penal practice. It gives practical skills of using basic criminological concepts in considering issues of criminal law and criminal executive law.
Criminology is the science of making, breaking and implementing law. It enables you to understand when criminal law can effectively counteract crime. It teaches critical thinking. It broadens horizons and answers the question what connects a student with a criminal, a criminal with a saint and a hero fighting against prejudices, and law with sociology and social psychology. It provides knowledge about the ways in which criminal acts are constructed. Explains how and depending on what the definition and content of social pathology changes. Explains how and why theoretical explanations of phenomena defined as crimes and those considered as pathology are created and how this affects the justice system. It shows how social conditions influence the ways of explaining the sources of crime. It teaches the analysis of criminal law regulations and penal practice. Gives practical skills of using basic criminological concepts in considering issues of criminal law and penal executive law.
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Learning outcomes
Graduate of criminology classes knows basic concepts of contemporary criminology and their relations to other social sciences and links with forensic science. He/she knows basic criminological mechanisms governing human behaviour. He knows criminological theories explaining reasons of crime and methods of crime prevention.
K_W02; The graduate knows and understands in an advanced way the knowledge of analysing and interpreting natural and physical phenomena and processes significant for the practice of detecting and securing of forensic traces and evidence originating from crime; he/she knows the issues of psychological aspects in forensic science in the context of committing, detecting and preventing crimes; he/she knows the issues concerning the basic application of computer science and mathematics in forensic science
K_U01; The graduate is able to use his/her knowledge of science, natural and social sciences to solve and interpret complex tasks and forensic issues concerning strategies and tactics of effective conduct, both in reality and online
K_K01; The graduate has the ability to carefully and critically assess received information, to evaluate its credibility and usefulness from the point of view of forensic science, applying at the same time the knowledge of the following sciences: physical, chemical, biological, psychological and legal; at the same time he/she understands limitations in inference from forensic traces and in their examination, resulting from the possibilities of contemporary research methods.
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