Courses for Exchange Students (ECTS) 2018/2019 at
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Violent Crime |
| Autumn week 46 (2018) - 03 (2019) | Appl.code: 31032 |
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Part-time, daytime class |
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ECTS credits: 7.5 |
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Level of education: First Cycle (undergraduate level) |
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Level: GXX |
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Prerequisites: One year full-time studies in behavioural and/or social sciences. |
| Content: Violence and violent crime in its various forms and seriousness is a major societal problem. The effects of violence and violent crimes are detrimental not only to the individual victim but also to society as a whole, with consequences such as physical and psychological suffering and considerable economic costs. This course deals with the central concepts and commonly used research methodologies within this field as well as giving an orientation in current national and international research on violence and violent crime and its related risk and protective factors. The course also involves discussions about how this kind of research differs from with the current presentations of violence and violent crime in media and other non-scientific sources, but also how insights from research can be used in developing more effective crime prevention strategies to prevent violence and violent crime. |
| Teaching Methods: The course is held in English. Teaching may be conducted in the form of lectures, oral presentations, field studies, exercises and seminars. Independent studies as well as studies in groups according to instruction form a significant part of the course. Several elements within the course are mandatory and will be specified at the beginning of the course. In the case of absence from mandatory components of the course, see study guide for further information. |
| Course Syllabus: Autumn 2018 |
| School: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences |