N_KVP Criminology in Practice

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Markéta Brunová, PhD., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Josef Kostolný, LL.M., MSc. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Petr Kovařík (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Markéta Brunová, PhD., LL.M.
Department of Law – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. Tereza Švestáková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
N_KVP/cKKV: Thu 14:00–14:44 KV205, Thu 14:45–15:30 KV205, except Thu 6. 3. ; and Wed 26. 3. 15:45–17:15 KV301, P. Kovařík
N_KVP/cKPH: each even Tuesday 14:00–14:44 S23, each even Tuesday 14:45–15:30 S23, each even Tuesday 15:45–16:29 S23, each even Tuesday 16:30–17:15 S23, M. Brunová
N_KVP/pKKV: Thu 13:00–13:45 KV205, except Thu 6. 3. ; and Wed 26. 3. 14:45–15:30 KV301, P. Kovařík
N_KVP/pKPH: each odd Tuesday 14:00–14:44 S23, each odd Tuesday 14:45–15:30 S23, except Tue 25. 2. ; and Mon 10. 3. 15:45–17:15 S13, M. Brunová
N_KVP/vBSKPH: Fri 28. 2. 17:30–19:00 S24, 19:15–20:45 S24, Sat 15. 3. 9:45–11:15 E228, 11:30–13:00 E228, Fri 28. 3. 17:30–19:00 S24, 19:15–20:45 S24, Fri 11. 4. 17:30–19:00 S24, 19:15–20:45 S24, M. Brunová
N_KVP/vBSMO: Sat 8. 2. 8:00–9:30 M14, 9:45–11:15 M14, 11:30–13:00 M14, Sat 22. 2. 8:00–9:30 M14, 9:45–11:15 M14, 11:30–13:00 M14, Sat 8. 3. 8:00–9:30 M14, 9:45–11:15 M14, J. Kostolný
N_KVP/vKKV: Fri 28. 2. 17:30–19:00 KV205, 19:15–20:45 KV205, Fri 28. 3. 17:30–19:00 KV205, 19:15–20:45 KV205, Fri 11. 4. 17:30–19:00 KV205, 19:15–20:45 KV205, Fri 25. 4. 17:30–19:00 KV205, 19:15–20:45 KV205, P. Kovařík
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
What is justice? Who defines criminal behavior? How can we eliminate the consequences of such behavior? Applicants for the "Criminology in Practice" course will seek answers to these questions. As a multidisciplinary field, criminology draws information from a number of other fields, including sociology, psychology and law. Criminologists study crime, the criminal justice system, and society's response to the effects of criminal behavior. In this context, applicants will study current crime trends, issues related to crime prevention, criminalization and social control. The course will offer an insight into the functioning of the criminal justice system. Students will deal with complex relationships between victims and perpetrators of socially undesirable behavior. He will try to find out whether it is effective to punish the offender or to put more emphasis on the prevention of criminal activity, i.e. on prevention. Students will also deal with the sanctioning of criminals and the system of care for convicts. Students will investigate the causes of criminal activity within selected types of crime among the most famous perpetrators of this selected criminal activity. Part of the requirement for completing the course is to carry out your own research on a specific criminal case or assigned criminological issue, in the context of other issues of ethics, politics, morality and justice.
Learning outcomes
Successful passing of the exam from the subject.
Syllabus
1. Criminology as a science of crime. 2. Crime, criminal activity, specifics of youth delinquency. 3. Social pathology. 4. Fair trial and decisions of criminal courts. 5. The role and position of individual entities in criminal proceedings. 6. The principle of restorative justice. Alternative approaches in solving criminal cases. 7. Probation and its effectiveness. 8. Penitentiary and post-penitentiary care. 9. Victims and damage - their rights and the possibilities of their use. 10. The phenomenon of domestic violence. 11. Selected types of crime and relevant case studies. 12. The public and crime, crime prevention.
Teaching methods
Lectures in face-to-face form, guided group consultations in a combined form; the minimum mandatory participation in classes in the face-to-face form of study is 75%, in controlled group consultations in the combined form of study, 50%. Non-participation in classes to the required extent will be replaced by the preparation of a seminar paper.
Assessment methods
The course ends with credit and an exam. The criterion for awarding credit is active participation in the oral panel discussion of students with the teacher. The topics are cross-sectionally chosen according to the lecture areas and the student presents the basic knowledge of the subject. The exam is conducted in written form - the student prepares an essay or a seminar paper on the chosen topic. He will carry out his own research on a specific criminal case or assigned criminological issue, in the context of other issues of ethics, politics, morality and justice.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2026.
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