B6469 - VITTIMOLOGIA E GIUSTIZIA RIPARATIVA

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course, students will have: developed a comprehensive view of the phenomenon of criminal victimization thanks to the study of theoretical and empirical approaches which have characterized the development of the victimological discipline; examined many notions on the problems related to the impact of victimization, and on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime; studied theoretical and methodological references on which the restorative justice (RJ) paradigm is based, also when considered in the social and criminal policy context; acquired competences in RJ programs; learnt the organic reform of RJ.

Course contents

During the course, we will examine the meaning of the concept of victim via the application of victimological theories. Therefore, the information will be presented beginning with the theoretical point of view, and moving into specific situations and cases for study.

Multimedia documents and participative activities will be useful to study the impact of criminal victimization, the formal responses to it, and the legal system from a victims' perspective.

Then, we will analyze from a socio-victimological point of view the possibilities opened up by the new Italian law on restorative justice.

 

Classes will be held in the first semester (from September to December 2024).

Readings/Bibliography

Mandatory documents:

1) Scardaccione G., Le vittime e la vittimologia. Teorie e applicazioni, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2015, only the following parts: solo le seguenti parti: introduction, chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 4 (only pages from 110 to 118 and from 131 to 137), chapter 5.

2) Palermo G., Conflitto e crimine tra punizione e giustizia riparativa. Il d. Lgs. 10 ottobre 2022, n. 150, Wolters Kluwer-Cedam, Milano, 2023 (only chapter 5).

 

For regular attendees the bibliography for the exam preparation will be recommended by the teacher during lessons.

 

Mandatory bibliography for Erasmus Students (who prefer reading in English) :

• Introduction to Victimology, available at: virtuale.unibo.it

• Restorative Justice: Theories and Worries, available at: virtuale.unibo.it

• Restorative justice. Evidence briefing, January 2022, available at: virtuale.unibo.it

• Restorative Practices: A toolkit for Educators, June 2022, available at: virtuale.unibo.it

• Teen Court Jurors' Sentencing Decisions, available at: virtuale.unibo.it

 

The course is based on the integrated digital teaching model (DDI) and for this reason all students (regular attendees, not regular attendees, international) should benefit from all the documents published on the platform virtuale.unibo.it

Teaching methods

Course methodology: lectures and participatory activities.

 

Despite the fact that it is not compulsory, course attendance is highly recommended.

Assessment methods

The assessment of the degree of preparation will vary according to the attendance or non-attendance of lessons.

The aim of the final exam is to verify the achievement of the following goals:

1) acquire the skills needed to understand the impact of victimizations and the methods to support and protect the victims of crime;

2) to be able to use tools to analyze, evaluate and prepare operative models in the field of victimology;

3) acquire the skills needed and to be able to use tools to analyze and evaluate restorative justice activities. 

 

The final exam will consist of a written text composed of open questions (maximum 3). Answers should be written in a separate sheet, given by the teacher, with the appropriate number of rows to fill in. Grades are expressed in thirtieths. In other words, students had to obtain at least 18 out of 30 in order to pass the exam.

 

International students should contact the teacher at the beginning of the course.

Teaching tools

PC and videoprojector. Web resources.

The course is based on the integrated digital teaching model (DDI) and for this reason all students (regular attendees, not regular attendess, international) should benefit from all the documents published on the platform virtuale.unibo.it

 

Policy on the Use of Technology in the Classroom.

Technology is useful, only when aimed to improve performance in the classroom. Therefore all hand held devices (cell phones, cameras, etc.) should be turned off and packed away during class sessions. Computers/tablets in the classroom are a tool for work and should be used for note-taking only/participatory activities. If computers/tablets are used for texting, e-mail, or Internet connection (without the explicit permission of the professor), the professor may stop the use of a computer/tablet in that class. Students who would like to use voice recorders for class lectures are kindly invited to ask for the explicit permission of the professor in order to do so.

Office hours

See the website of Raffaella Sette