Introduction to Criminology

Teacher(s)

Devresse Marie-Sophie;

Language

French

Main themes

Particular problematics variables according to academic years, will be approached: offence of manners, victimology, abuse in the relations... The course will draw the attention to paradigmatic and theoretical divisions of the criminological knowledge.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The objective of this teaching is double : 1. On the one hand, to introduce the student with an interdisciplinary reflexion on criminological sets of themes 2. On the other hand, to sensitize it with the implications of this interdisciplinarity in the construction of the knowledge.

Content

The course aims to present the central concepts in criminology from different perspectives, with respect to the various disciplines that deal with criminology (sociology, law, psychology, biomedical sciences).
These concepts are presented, analyzed and illustrated by field experiences, research results, and current debates related to contemporary issues in the field of deviance and delinquency.

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The exam is a multiple-choice questionnaire

Online resources

PowerPoints of the sessions of the lecture (on Moodle)
Optional readable texts (on Moodle)

Bibliography

Une bibliographie indicative est fournie aux étudiants en vue d'un approfondissement de la matière.

Teaching materials

• Ch. Adam, J.-F. Cauchie, M.-S. Devresse, F. Digneffe & D. Kaminski (2014), Crime, Justice et lieux communs. Une introduction à la criminologie, Bruxelles, Larcier, 258p.

Faculty or entity

ECRI