Crime and punishment - introduction to criminology for psychologists 2500-PL-PS-FO-32

Introduction to criminology – basic issues
Psychological and biological profile of a criminal
External and environmental conditions conducive to committing crimes
Social determinants of crime
Victim - the concept of victim, typology of victims, victimless crimes
Victimization – concepts, types of victimization, psychological consequences
The criminal law system
Criminal punishment – concept, definition, rules of application
Rationalization of the use of criminal penalties
Criticism of criminal punishment
Human rights and criminal law
Human rights in the execution of imprisonment
From the panopticon to the modern prison

Term 2023Z:

"The issues include the characteristics of criminology and related sciences (forensic science, victimology, criminal law) as disciplines.
Psychological and biological profile of the offender.
Biopsychological theories of crime: anthropological, hereditary tendencies, chromosome structure disorders, CNS disorders, abnormal personality, psychopathy)
External and environmental conditions conducive to committing crimes
Environmental criminology: broken windows theory and zero tolerance policy; hotspots; designing living space on the example of le Corbsier's projects; the development of Chicago as an example of zonal urban space.
The concept of born victim - psychological susceptibility to becoming a victim (Ellenberger); types of victims according to Hantig; degrees of contributing to becoming a victim according to Ezzat Fatah
Victimology theories: Psychological: Luckenbill's situational model, learned helplessness theory, Stockholm syndrome, victimization career model
Positivist: lifestyle exposure model, routine activity theory; Fattah theory.
Origin and definition of the concept, Kant vs. Bentham; penalty types
Principles of punishment and functions of punishment, an alternative to punishment
Radicalism, abolitionism, penological minimalism, restorative justice, populist punitiveness
Circumstances exempting from liability for a crime, unintentional crimes
Insanity, forced treatment
Basics of the criminal process; prohibition of torture (Gafegen vs. Germany; ticking bomb scenario)
Rules for the execution of a fine and its form; the role of the probation officer in the execution of the penalty of restriction of liberty
prisoner rights; use of force (Bader-Meinhof/Euslin, Bader and Raspe vs. Germany (1978); detention (Kudła vs. Poland (2006); health issues (Muisel vs. France 2002; VD vs. Romania 2010); self-injury (Xiros vs. Greece 2010), mentally ill people (Rendle vs France 2008)
J. Bentham's Panopticon; types of prisons in Switzerland; Pennsylvania system; slow progression system (Poland); working in a prison, serving a sentence in a therapeutic system (addiction treatment)
Preparing to leave prison; adaptation difficulties, criminal careers, recidivism
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Course coordinators

Wojciech Dyr

Learning outcomes

The student knows the basic criminological and victimological theories and the functioning of the judiciary. The student understands the assumptions of the theory of punishment and their role in social life. The student is able to define the role of a psychologist working in the justice system and the limitations associated with it. The student is ready to take a broader look at the problem of committing crimes and punishment.

Bibliography

Term 2023Z:

"Błachut, J., Gaberle, A., Krajewski K. (2001) Kryminologia, Gdańsk: Infotrade
Hołyst, B. (2022) Kryminologia, Warszawa: Wolters Kluwer
Utrat-Milewski, J. (2010) Kara : teoria i kultura penalna : perspektywa integralnokulturowa, Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Bieńkowska, E. (2018) Wiktymologia, Warszawa: Wolters Kluwer
Opisy wybranych poorzeczeń"

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