FF:PBSNPB22 Mediation and Probation - Course Information

PBSNPB22 Mediation and Probation

Extent and Intensity

1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jana Klusáková Seďová, DiS. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Klusáková Seďová, DiS. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Dana Knotová, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each odd Tuesday 15:50–17:25 K22

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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Social Education and Counselling (programme FF, N-PD)

Course objectives

1. Students will receive basic knowledge about theoretical foundations, principles and goals of applying probation and mediation in criminal justice, including international comparisons
2. Student will understand the current state of applying alternative resolutions of criminal cases in practice with the emphasis on specifics of social work in criminal justice
3. Students will be able to resolve independently specific cases using the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure

Syllabus

• 1. Overview of the history of punishment European prison systems and reasons for searching for new forms of societies’ responses to criminality Comparing retributive and restorative justice concepts Explanation of the terms probation and mediation 2. The Probation and Mediation Service of the Czech Republic – the foundation, historical development, set-up Clients – offenders and victims Cooperating institutions Act 257/2000 Coll. about the Probation and Mediations Service Historical development of the probation service system in the Czech Republic 3. Activities of the Probation and Mediation Service of the Czech Republic within criminal proceedings Mediation as a general method of conflict resolution Mediation as an alternative way of achieving criminal justice International comparison of mediation models 4. Applying mediation in the activities of the Probation and Mediation Service of the Czech Republic – principles, rules, methodologies The influence of mediation on criminal proceedings Other activities of the Probation and Mediation Service of the Czech Republic during pre-trial proceedings Case studies 5. Community service order as a community sanction Legislation, methodologies, specifics of community service order Current situation in applying community service order in practice Statistics 6. Probation supervision as an example of a long-term cooperation with a client Legislation, methodologies, specifics of probation supervision Evaluation of applying probation supervision in practice 7. Parole – preparing information/resources for parole release from prison sentence Cooperation between the Probation and Mediation Service of the Czech Republic and the Prison Service of the Czech Republic Methodologies, statistics 8. Main characteristics of juvenile delinquency Juvenile delinquency in statistics Act 218/2003 Coll. – Juvenile Criminal Law 9. Experience with applying the Juvenile Criminal Law Specifics of working with juvenile delinquents and minors Probation programs for juvenile delinquents 10. Changes in the activities of the Probation and Mediation Service in relation to the new Criminal Code applicable from January 1, 2010 Alternative punishment of home detention Alternative punishment of a ban on participating in sport, cultural and other social events 11. Motivational interviewing – a method of strategic counseling assisting people to change their behavior

Literature

• ŠČERBA, Filip. Alternativní tresty a opatření v nové právní úpravě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Leges, 2011, 416 s. ISBN 9788087212684. info
• Probace a mediace : možnosti řešení trestných činů. Edited by Pavel Štern - Lenka Ouředníčková - Dagmar Doubravová. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2010, 212 stran. ISBN 9788073677572. info
• BRUCKNEROVÁ, Eva. Postavení a úkoly Probační a mediační služby. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2007, 136 s. ISBN 9788087071557. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, class discussions, readings, case studies

Assessment methods

lectur and seminars

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
  
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