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CRIME PREVENTION THEORIES AND POLICIES Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Juridical Sociology and Sociology of Deviance and Social Change
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge related to the sociology of deviance, criminology and victimology
Objectives Contents In the first part, the course will analyze the evolution of traditional forms of social control (formal and informal), which occurred following the globalization process. The issues related to the concept of risk, the feeling of insecurity and the fear of crime will therefore be addressed, with particular reference to the harmful consequences that can occur within contemporary societies. Later, the module will focus on the factors that affect individuals' insecurities, with particular reference to deviant and criminal phenomena. Finally, we will proceed with a survey of the strategies that can be followed by the actors appointed to counter the genesis of fears and insecurities, and in particular a comparison between order policies and preventive strategies.
Extended Syllabus Topics:
Formal and informal social control
Recommended Bibliography Antonilli A. (2012), Insicurezza e paura oggi, FrancoAngeli, Milano
In addition, for the purpose of verification, the following articles must be studied:
Wilson J.Q., Kelling G. (1982), "Broken windows: The police and Neighborhood Safety", The Atlantic Monthly.https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/03/broken-windows/3044...
Grant J., Mittelsteadt L. (2004), “Types of gated communities”, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, volume 31, pp. 913-930.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23541464_Types_of_Gated_Communi... J.Q., Kelling G. (1982), "Broken windows: The police and Neighborhood Safety", The Atlantic Monthly.https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/03/broken-windows/3044... https://oa.inapp.org/bitstream/handle/123456789/743/INAPP_Nobili_Politic...
Methods of Provision Teaching Methods Lectures, seminars and exercises
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Oral interview in which, through specific questions (at least three) concerning all the parts of the program, the degree of knowledge acquired by the student on the topics covered in the course will be ascertained, as well as the ability to know how to use critically and to know how to apply to concrete cases notions assumed
Contacts/More Information Conferences and seminars held by experts in the field.
