DO1TRPR05 Criminology I

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Josef Kuchta, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Josef Kuchta, CSc.
Department of Criminal Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to familiarize students with the basics of the subject of criminology, the general parts apart from the part concerning the methods and methodology of criminology as presented in the basic textbooks.
Learning outcomes
to gain orientation of students in the given issue, to acquire basic knowledge for application, especially regarding the causes and prevention of crime. Students will gain an overview of the status and tasks of criminology as a science.
Syllabus
  • basic problems of the subject of criminology, its characteristics as a science, latent crime and ways of its influence, personality of the offender, development of crime in our territory and its forecasts, basic criminological schools and directions, causes and criminogenic factors of crime, crime prevention, crime and security policy
Literature
    recommended literature
  • TOMÁŠEK, Jan. Úvod do kriminologie : jak studovat zločin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2010, 214 s. ISBN 9788024729824. URL info
  • KUCHTA, Josef and Helena VÁLKOVÁ. Základy kriminologie a trestní politiky (Basics of criminology and penal politic). / Josef Kuchta, Helena Válková a kolektiv. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2005, 544 pp. (Beckovy mezioborové učebnice). ISBN 80-7179-813-4. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion of individual problems in personal meetings
Assessment methods
giving credit for written work, attending meetings, demonstrating knowledge in personal interviews.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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