VSFS:B_PSZ Psychology of crime - Course Information
B_PSZ Psychology and sociology of crime
University of Finance and AdministrationWinter 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Veronika Anna Polišenská, Ph.D., MSc
Department of Criminology and Forensic Sciences – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Franců - Prerequisites
- There are no prerequisites for this course.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- To familiarize students with the content and scope of forensic psychology and sociology and its use in forensic practice.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Identify and evaluate important aspects of forensic psychology and sociology
- Understand basic psychological and sociological theories pertaining to crime and offenders
- Understand the basic aspects of delinquency, victimology and prevention - Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to psychology and sociological in forensic context
- 2. Determination of human nature
- 3. Psychological theories Psychologické teorie (general, developmental psychology, personality psychology)
- 4. Social-psychological and sociological theories
- 5. Social deviation vs. social pathology, personality disorders
- 6. Deliquency, theories of aggression
- 7. Police, penitentirary, postpenitentiary psychology
- 8. Offender typologies and criminal career
- 9. Forenzní psycholoygy in practice
- 10. Sociology in forensic practice
- 11. Fear of crime, victimology, and prevention
- 12. Overview
- Literature
- required literature
- • Fischer, S., Škoda, J. (2014). Sociální patologie. Grada.
- • Veteška, J., Fischer, S. (2020). Psychologie kriminálního chování. Grada.
- • Polišenská, V. Forenzní psychologe: teorie a praxe. Objednat zde: https://www.vsfs.cz/?id=1090&cislo=2211
- • Munková, G. (2001). Sociální deviace. Karolinum
- • Tomášek, J. (2010). Úvod do kriminologie. Grada.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, seminars, exercises
- Assessment methods
- To receive credit - attendance at seminars, completion of essay. • To receive grade - multiple-choice test, which consists of 50 questions
- 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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