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Course: Criminology

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Course title Criminology
Course code KTR/KRI
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vaibar Julius, doc. JUDr. Ph.D., LL.M.
Course content
1. Introduction to criminology (concept, subject and tasks of criminology, place of criminology in the system of scientific disciplines about crime) 2. Basic criminological schools and directions, theory of criminology 3. Status, structure and dynamics of crime, registered and latent crime 4. Criminological research, its phases, methods and techniques 5. The perpetrator of the crime from the point of view of criminology 6. Victim of crime from the point of view of victimology 7. Criminological aspects of punishment and punishment 8. Crime prevention 9. Criminological aspects of property crime 10. Criminological aspects of violent and moral crime 11. Criminological aspects of substance abuse 12. Juvenile delinquency 13. New phenomena in crime

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar classes
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 6 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 36 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to learn the most important criminological theories, the basics of penology and victimology
Skills
theoretical knowledge to confront the practice of excursions into penologics
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to acquire the most important criminological theories, the basics of penology and victimology
Skills
to use their theoretical knowledge to confront the practice of excursions to penologist facilities
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Skills
Seminar
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Oral exam
Skills
Oral exam
Written exam
Competences
Written exam
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Gřivna Tomáš, Scheinost Miroslav, Zoubková Ivana. Kriminologie. Praha, Wolters Kluwer, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7598-554-5.
  • Kaiser, Günther; Schöch, Heinz. Kriminologie, Jugendstrafrecht, Strafvollzug. 5. völlig überarb. und verb. Aufl. München : C.H. Beck, 2001. ISBN 3-406-38217-7.
  • Kuchta, Josef; Válková, Helena. Základy kriminologie a trestní politiky. Vyd. 1. Praha : C.H. Beck, 2005. ISBN 80-7179-813-4.
  • Makariusová, Vlasta. Sociální ochrana. 1998.
  • Nezkusil, Jiří. Československá kriminologie : Vysokošk. učebnice. 1. vyd. Praha : Panorama, 1978.
  • Novotný, Oto,; Zapletal, Josef. Kriminologie. 3., přeprac. vyd. Praha : ASPI, 2008. ISBN 978-80- 7357-376.
  • Novotný, Oto,; Zapletal, Josef. Kriminologie. 3., přeprac. vyd. Praha : ASPI, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7357-376-8.
  • Tomášek, J. Úvod do kriminologie: jak studovat zločin. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-2982-4.
  • Tomášek Jan. Úvod do kriminologie. Plzeň, Aleš Čeněk s.r.o., 2019. ISBN 978-80-7380-746-7.
  • Zapletal, Josef. Kriminologie I : Obecná část. 2.upr.vyd. Praha : Policejní akademie ČR, 1995. ISBN 80-85981-15-7.
  • Zapletal, Josef. Kriminologie II : Zvláštní část. Praha : Policejní akademie ČR, 2000. ISBN 80-7251-003-7.
  • Zapletal, Josef. Kriminologie pro posluchače magisterského studijního programu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Policejní akademie České republiky, 2002. ISBN 80-7251-103-3.
  • Zapletal, Josef. Prevence kriminality. Vyd. 1. Praha : Policejní akademie ČR, 2000. ISBN 80-7251-047-9.


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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026