B_KYBER_1 Crime in the Regions 1

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. René Wokoun, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. René Wokoun, CSc.
Department of Criminology and Forensic Sciences – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Franců
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_KYBER_1/vBSMO: Sat 11. 11. 15:45–17:15 M26, 17:30–19:00 M26, Sat 2. 12. 9:45–11:15 M26, 11:30–13:00 M26, 14:00–15:30 M26, Fri 15. 12. 15:45–17:15 M26, Fri 5. 1. 14:00–15:30 M01, 15:45–17:15 M01, 17:30–19:00 M01, R. Wokoun
B_KYBER_1/vKPH: Sat 23. 9. 9:45–11:15 E225, 11:30–13:00 E225, Fri 3. 11. 15:45–17:15 E306, 17:30–19:00 E306, Sat 16. 12. 9:45–11:15 E306, 11:30–13:00 E306, R. Wokoun
Prerequisites
They are not required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the geographical, demographic and regional contexts of crime in the Czech Republic. The aim is also to introduce students to issues of the environment and its influence on the perception of safety, security urbanism, crime in the urban environment.
Learning outcomes
The student will get a general overview of demographic contexts and regional differentiation of crime in the Czech Republic. He will be able to identify and deal with issues of the environment and its influence on the perception of safety, security urbanism, crime in the urban environment.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic terms, used definitions. 2. Legal concept and sociological concept of crimes. 3. Geography, demography and regional development and crime. 4. Geography of small-scale crime (large regions, e.g. the territory of entire states). 5. Geography of large-scale crime (e.g. in municipalities, city districts, city centers). 6. Crime spillover effect (spillover effect). 7. Geography of crimes. 8. Geography of offenders. 9. The geography of fear of crime. Fear of crime and space. 10. Regional differentiation of crime. 11. Current developments and trends in the regions of the Czech Republic. 12. Problematic regions from the point of view of crime.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Středočeský kraj, 2017. Koncepce prevence kriminality Středočeského kraje [online]. [cit. 2021-02-24]. Dostupné z: https://www.kr-stredocesky.cz/documents/11836670/12158013/Koncepce+2018-2021/de1a2de0-1fcd-4fd9-a611-7f1458c7f7d3
  • COZENS, Paul, LOVE Terence, 2017. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice [online]. Oxford University Press [cit. 2020-05-17]. ISBN 9780190264079. Dostupné z: https://www.coursehero.com/file/47709313/The-Dark-Side-of-CPTEDpdf/
  • https://www.mapakriminality.cz/
  • ŠÁMAL, Pavel a kol. Trestní zákoník II. § 140 až 421. Komentář. 2. vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2012. ISBN 974-80-7400-4285
  • Město Mělník, 2018. Strategický plán rozvoje města Mělník [online]. [cit. 2021-02-24]. Dostupné z: https://m.melnik.cz/assets/File.ashx?id_org=9281&id_dokumenty=16865
  • http://www.ok.cz/iksp/
  • Město Mělník, 2020b. Program prevence kriminality města Mělník [online]. [cit. 2021-02-24]. Dostupné z: https://m.melnik.cz/assets/File.ashx?id_org=9281&id_dokumenty=18451
  • COZENS, Paul, 2008. New Urbanism, Crime and the Suburbs: A Review of the Evidence. Urban Policy and Research [online], 26(4), 429-444 s. [cit. 2020-05-15]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08111140802084759. Dotupné z: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10
  • https://www.kurzy.cz/podnikani/kriminalita-kraje/
  • Městská policie Mělník, Copyright 2020. Kamerový systém [online]. [cit. 2020-10-30]. Dostupné z: https://www.mpmelnik.cz/kamerovy-system/
  • Město Mělník, 2016. Strategie prevence kriminality města Mělník [online]. [cit. 2021-02-24]. Dostupné z: https://m.melnik.cz/assets/File.ashx?id_org=9281&id_dokumenty=12959
  • Město Mělník, 2020a. Bezpečnostní analýza. [online]. [cit. 2020-10-30]. Dostupné z: https://m.melnik.cz/assets/File.ashx?id_org=9281&id_dokumenty=18453
  • KATYAL, Neal K., 2002. Architecture as Crime Control. The Yale Law Journal [online]. 2002(111), 199 s. [cit. 2020-05-12]. Dostupné z: https://www.yalelawjournal.org/article/architecture-as-crime-control
  • https://www.policie.cz/statistiky-kriminalita.aspx
  • 27. Wokoun R., Mates P., Kadeřábková J. a kol.: Základy regionálních věd a veřejné správy. Nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, Plzeň, 2011, 474 s. ISBN 978-80-7380-304-9.
  • JEŽEK, Jiří, Ondřej SLACH a Vladimíra ŠILHÁNKOVÁ. Strategické plánování obcí, měst a regionů: vybrané problémy, výzvy a možnosti řešení. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7552-263-4.
Teaching methods
- monologic (interpretation, lecture, briefing);
- dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
-'elaboration of the chapter of the strategic plan of the municipality, city - Security and crime.
Assessment methods
Method of completing the course - credit.
The student prepares a draft of the chapter of the strategic plan of the municipality, city - Security and crime (in the range of 2-5 pages of text including appendices).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2022.
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