CRIM1201-1 : Criminology, Sociological Aspects


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CRIM1201-1

Criminology, Sociological Aspects

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Duration :

60h Th

Credits/ECTS :

2nd "candidature" in political sciences (criminology)		6,5
required preliminary complement to register in the "licence" in criminology		6,5
1st "licence" in criminology
1st year of Master's degree in criminology, specialised approach		5

Holder(s) :

Georges Kellens

Course contents :

This is an introduction to criminology, mainly from a sociological perspective.
It proposes a reflection about the construction and violation of criminal norms, and about the ways of building a scientific knowledge about "crime".
The main ways of searching after the right information are also indicated.

Course objective :

Not available

Prerequisites :

Not available

Organization :

Not available

Written notes :

G. KELLENS, Eléments de criminologie, Erasme-Bruylant, 1998.
Further readings :
E. CARRABINE et al., Criminology. A sociological introduction, Routledge, 2004.
E. FATTAH, Criminology : Past, Present, and Future. A critical Overview, MacMillan, 1997.
As journals : Deviance et Société (Geneva), and the British Journal of Criminology.

Assessment :

Oral examination. A written test is proposed in January.

Contacts :

Teacher : gkellens@ulg.ac.be
Assistant Professor : lhougardy@ulg.ac.be

ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 8/04/2005
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