BSSb1166 Criminology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vendula Divišová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Vendula Divišová, Ph.D.
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
Mon 8:00–9:40 U41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! BSS166 Criminal policy && !NOW( BSS166 Criminal policy )
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: 28/25, only registered: 4/25, 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 students to the field of criminology with a focus on basic terminology, concepts and theoretical approaches, as well as the current state of crime in the Czech Republic and forms of its control. The course will shed light on the basic types of crime and their manifestations in the Czech Republic. It will describe biological, psychological and sociological theories of crime. It will also focus on the issues of perpetrators and victims of crime and the methods of crime control in terms of both prevention and repression. The last lecture will take the form of a discussion of the prepared seminar papers.
Learning outcomes
After the course completion, students should be able to perceive crime as a multi-layered concept and to critically analyse criminal phenomena and approaches to crime control on the basis of the approaches presented.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the subject 2. What is crime? 3. Phenomenology of crime 4. Types of crime I 5. Types of crime II 6. Etiology of crime (Psychological and biological explanations of crime) 7. Etiology of crime (Sociological explanations of crime I) 8. Etiology of crime (Sociological explanations of crime II) 9. The perpetrator of crime 10. Victimology 11. Crime Prevention 12. Criminal repression and penology 13. The state of crime in the Czech Republic - Case studies (Discussion of seminar papers)
Literature
    required literature
  • TOMÁŠEK, Jan. Úvod do kriminologie : jak studovat zločin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2010, 214 s. ISBN 9788024729824. URL info
  • MORRISSON, Wayne. 2009. „What is Crime? Contrasting Definitions and Perspectives“. In: Hale, Chris et al. (Eds.). Criminology. Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3-22.
  • SUTHERLAND, Edwin. 1940. White-Collar Criminality, American Sociology Review, 1940, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-12.
  • ZIMBARDO, Philip. 2021. Luciferův efekt: Jak se z dobrých lidí stávají lidé zlí. Praha: Academia.
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. 2000. Dohlížet a trestat: kniha o zrodu vězení. Praha: Dauphin, s. 275-315.
  • Becker, Howard S. 1966. Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance. New York: Free Press, s. 1-18.
  • George L. Kelling a James Q. Wilson. 1982. „Broken Windows: The police and neighborhood safety“, The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/03/broken-windows/304465/
  • Sykes, Gresham M., Matza, David. 2009. „Techniques of Neutralization: Theory of Delinquency. In: McLaughlin, Eugene et al. (Eds.). Criminological Perspectives: Essential Readings. 2nd Edition. London: Open University, s. 231-238.
  • Zimbardo, Philip. 2021. Luciferův efekt: Jak se z dobrých lidí stávají lidé zlí. Praha: Academia, s. 247-276.
  • Cohen, Albert K. 1955. Delinquent Boys: The Culture of The Gang. Glencoe: The Free Press of Glencoe, s. 11-19, 24-32, 59-69, 121-137.
    recommended literature
  • GŘIVNA, Tomáš, Miroslav SCHEINOST and Ivana ZOUBKOVÁ. Kriminologie. 4., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014, 536 s. ISBN 9788074786143. info
  • MARSH, Ian. Crime and criminal justice. New York: Routledge, 2011, xvii, 515. ISBN 9780415581523. info
  • MERTON, Robert King. Studie ze sociologické teorie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 285 stran. ISBN 8085850923. info
  • PARK, Robert Ezra, Ernest Watson BURGESS and Roderick D. MCKENZIE. The city. 2nd impres. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1926, xi, 239. info
  • FERRELL, Jeff. Cultural Criminology, Annual Review of Sociology, 1999, Vol. 25, pp. 395-418.
  • ZEDNER, Lucia. Pre-crime and post-criminology? Theoretical Criminology, 2007, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 261–281.
  • COHEN, Stanely. Folk devils and moral panics : the creation of the mods and rockers. London: Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0415267129.
Teaching methods
Lectures, required readings, paper.
Assessment methods
The evaluation consists of a seminar paper and final written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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