- Docente: Stefania Crocitti
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SPS/12
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Legal Studies (cod. 9062)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International Relations (cod. 9084)
Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Law (cod. 9232)
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from Feb 19, 2024 to Mar 25, 2024
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course unit, students: - know the most important concepts of sociology as applied nowadays with reference to criminal phenomena and their punishment, with an emphasis on the evolutionary dimension of relevant theories and the comparison between European and North American approaches; - are capable to apply those concepts independently, especially in fields covering deviance and social control.
Course contents
This is a course in the sociological theories of crime and punishment. The specific object is the relationship between such theories and the broader framework of migration in the European Union. What is the connection between processes of European unification (legal, political, economic and social) and migrants' criminalization - in the two aspects of criminalization, i.e. migrants' participation in criminal behavior, and the construction of migrants as criminal subjects? Some of the theories discussed will be the ecological theory of the Chicago School, differential association theory, the theory of anomie, labelling theory, and the theories of "everyday life".
Readings/Bibliography
Dario Melossi, Crime, Punishment and Migration. London: SAGE (2015).
Dario Melossi, Controlling Crime, Controlling Society: Thinking About Crime in Europe and America. Cambridge (UK): Polity Press, paperback, ISBN: 9780745634296, distribution: Wiley.
(Both books are available in e-book form)
Other readings shall be assigned during the course, according to the topic discussed. Almost all readings are available in “Virtuale”.
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, movies, guest speakers.
During each week, there will be the presentation of the criminological topic and related theory, after which you will be watching the film linked to the topic and, then, there will be the class discussion of the topic and the film.
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Teaching tools
Power point; audio-visual materials (movies)
Office hours
See the website of Stefania Crocitti
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.