2021-2022 / CRIM3092-1

Private Security

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in criminology (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté de Droit, de Sciences politique et de Criminologie)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Vincent Seron

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course take in account different aspects of the privatisation of the safety and crime prevention policies: evolution of private security and concepts; private security categories (surveillance, guarding and security, private investigation, security companies); ethical considerations; private security law; private and public partnerships for security,...
 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To inform students about private security sector and the issues of its expansion

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Bibliography Slides

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

Research paper.
Students will have to write an essay about a "private security" subject. This work will be synthetic and reflexive. In 15 pages, students wil introduce, synthesize and discuss a question/matter of private security.
The choice of the subject is free but has to be directly related to a "private security" subject.
 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course promotes scientific curiosity and research by encouraging participation in conferences or symposiums to deepen and broaden the various concepts discussed at the courses.

Contacts

Enseignant : 
Prof. dr. Vincent Seron B33 - Bureau 1/3 04/366.31.41 vseron@uliege.be
Assistante :
Sarah El Guendi sarah.elguendi@uliege.be