COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRIMINOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN CRIMINAL LAW-CRIMINOLOGY AND THEIR EFFECTS ON CRIMINAL LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CZA 7008 CRIMINOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN CRIMINAL LAW-CRIMINOLOGY AND THEIR EFFECTS ON CRIMINAL LAW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Criminal Law (Non-Thesis)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SESIM SOYER GÜLEÇ

Offered to

Criminal Law (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

Fundamental objective of this course is to analyze the crime phenomenon and the grounds of the crimes scientifically and with all perspectives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to express the historical background of the criminology.
2   Being able to evaluate and express the theories dominating the criminology.
3   Being able to digest the advantages of knowing criminology.
4   Being able to comprehend the research methods in criminology.
5   Being able to comprehend and evaluate the main principles of the crime phenology (criminality with different perspectives)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the criminology, definitions, character of the criminology
2 History of criminology
3 The relationship with the other sciences
4 The results of the declare of the criminology as an independent science
5 Research methods at the criminology
6 Overview to the grounds of the crimes
7 Midterm Exam
8 Biological theories
9 Biological theories
10 Psychological theories/Psychatric theories
11 Psychological theories/Psychatric theories
12 Sociological theories and overview
13 Age, society, marital status, climate, season, days of the week and the crime
14 Culture, education, professional life, region, war, communication and the crime

Recomended or Required Reading

Dönmezer Sulhi, Kriminoloji, Istanbul 1994.

Demirbaş Timur, Kriminoloji, Ankara 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures, seminars, presentations, analysing of court decisions and present cases.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.35 + FIN* 0.45


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sesim.soyer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

on course days.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 10 2 20
Preparation for final exam 16 2 32
Preparing presentations 16 1 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

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