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COURSE OUTLINE 44
- GENERAL
| SCHOOL | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES | ||||
| DEPARTMENT | SOCIAL POLICY | ||||
| LEVEL OF STUDIES | LEVEL 6 | ||||
| COURSE CODE | 44 | SEMESTER | 5th & 7th | ||
| COURSE TITLE | Penal Phenomenon and Formal Social Control | ||||
| TEACHING ACTIVITIES If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits. |
TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK | ECTSCREDITS | |||
| 3 | 6 | ||||
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| COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
Scientific Area | ||||
| PREREQUISITES:
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| TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek | ||||
| COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUSSTUDENTS: | YES | ||||
| COURSE URL: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/438186/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
| Learning Outcomes | |
| Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | |
| By the end of the educational process, students will be able to: a. describe the concepts of devianceand social control, b. determine the criminalization procedures, c. distinguish between the different approaches (main theorists, historical and socio-political context, basic theoretical assumptions) to deviance, d. describe the evolution of crime control in Greece and understand the function of the criminal procedure, e. combine current social issues with the basic approaches in sociology and criminology, f. associateobservable, directly or indirectly, deviant behaviorswith factors that facilitate the characterization of a behavior as deviant, g. examine social phenomena (and especially crime) globally and with critical thought. In addition, they will be able to: a. implement penal and alternative to imprisonment policy programs and interventions, b. evaluate programs and interventions, in terms of their theoretical framework and the appropriateness of intervention and/or research methods, c. contribute to the planning of crime prevention policies. | |
| General Skills | |
| Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module | |
| Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,
ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas |
Project design and management
Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning |
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Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas Critical thinking Equity and Inclusion Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning |
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- COURSE CONTENT
| The subject of the course is the criminal phenomenon, i.e. the examination of conditions and procedures associated with criminalization. In this context, approaches to deviant behavior, formal social control and the conditions under which the former constitutes or becomes the object of the latter will be examined. The course will focus on the historical and social dimension of the emergence of “irregularity” as an object of the Criminal Justice System. In addition, the basic principles of crime control in Greece will be analyzed, as they were shaped historically and in the context of particular socio-political phases.
The course will be developed in the following sections: 1. Acquaintance with students. Informing students about the learning objectives and relevant feedback regarding their expectations. Presentation of the main axes of the lectures and the way the course and exams will be conducted. Definition of the concept of “criminal phenomenon”. Criminal phenomenon and social reaction. Introductory remarks on the concepts of “deviant behavior”, “irregularity” and “illegality”. Summary and conclusions. 2. Definition of the concept of “deviant behavior”. The sociological elaboration of the concept over time: absolute and relative approaches and the exploitation of subculture. The influence of power relations in determining deviant behaviors (crime as a political phenomenon). The example of homosexuality as a category of deviance and related considerations. Case studies: Philip of Orleans versus Demetra of Lesbos, text from M. Foucault’s “The History of Sexuality”. Summary and conclusions. 3. Continue with the concept of deviant behavior. The different approaches to the conceptualization of deviance, starting points and focal points. Case study: traphouses and trap music. Summary and conclusions. Discussion about the students’ assignements. 4. Explanations and interpretations of deviant behavior. Deviance as a social event and the distinction between transgression and the process of labellingsomeone as deviant. The birth of deviance as a concept. Historical review of sociological approaches to deviance (positivist, symbolic interactionist, structural approaches). Summary and conclusions. Discussion about the students’ assignements. 5. The social construction of reality and the relativity of deviance, deviance as a socially determined behavior. Relativity as a way of approaching the object of study. Examples: Parade of the Nudes in New Orleans and incest (reading texts from Shelley’s “Chenchi” and “100 Years of Solitude” by G.G. Marques). Summary and conclusions. 6. Deviant behavior and crime. The deviant, stigma and factors influencing the labelling process. Crime in different societies. The functional role of deviant behavior. Examples: Marijuana smoking, gambling and homicide. Summary and conclusions. 7. The concept of “social control”. Social control, development of the state and the role of capitalist economy before World War II. The concept of social control between Europe and the U.S.A and explanation of the differences. Patterns of social control in Europe and the U.S.A. and factors influencing different developments. Social control and economic system. From modernity to the globalized economy. Text from M. Foucault’s”Surveillance and Punishment”. Summary and key conclusions. 8. The social issue, informal social control and formal social control: The criminalization of social problems. Standard social control: therapeutic model and the penal system. Summary and conclusions. 9. Typical post WWII social control. Juvenile delinquency, the Vietnam War, and social movements. Case Study: Mods and Rockers. Discussion of the following films: a. “A clockwork orange” by S. Kubrick and b. “Law 4000” by G. Dalianidis. Summary and conclusions. 10. The new social issue: neoconservative views and poverty management. Formal social control and the control of specific segments of the population: factors and phenomena. Summary and conclusions. 11. The process of criminalization: conflict approach, label theory and critical criminology. Mass media and moral panics. The crime square. Case study: drug policy in Greece. 12. The criminal phenomenon in Greece: from the Penal Law to the Penal Code. Basic principles of Greek penal law. The penal procedure. Summary and conclusions. 13. Brief description of the content of all lectures and discussion regarding the meeting of the learning goals and expectations of the students.
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- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
| TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
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| USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
Use of ICT in teaching to download documentaries, interviews and use of PPT in classes, use of e-class for teaching material, announcements, exercises and other posting educational activities and for communicating with students. | ||||||||||||||||||
| TEACHING ORGANIZATION
The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.
The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards. |
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| Student Evaluation
Description of the evaluation process
Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others
Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed |
Final evaluation takes into account:
1) the participation in educational activities (preparation of parts of the teaching material, processing and presentation of topics, commenting on issues of current affairs using the course material, communication and cooperation with institutions, services and professionals in the field). 2) the written examination.
Participation in educational activities: The criteria of writing academic texts, essays and the presentation of academic papers apply, such as the accuracy and clarity of the use of terminology, the structure and organization of the content and the use of bibliography and other sources to develop the topic. For the evaluation of the educational activities, participation, initiative, understanding of the educational material, etc. are taken into account.
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Basic:
Vidali, S. & Koulouris, N., 2012. Deviant behaviour and penal phenomenon. Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki (in Greek) Course file posted on the e-class.
Additional: Greek Archimandritou, M. (1996),The development of the labeling approach. Thessaloniki: Sakkoula Charalambakis, A. (2012),A Synopsis of thePenal Law, General Part, I. Athens: Law and Economy Sakkoulas Chaidou, A. (1996), Positivist Criminology, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki Courakis, N. (2005),Criminological Horizons, vol. A and B. Athens – Komotini: A.N. Sakkoulas Gasparinatou, M. (2020), Dangerousness: The development of a “dangerous” construction. Criminological approach, Athens: TOPOS Publications Gasparinatou, M. (2020), Juvenile delinquency and Crime policy, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki Daskalakis, H. (1985), The criminology of social reaction, Athens-Komotini: Ant. N. Sakkoulas Karydis, B.(2010),Visions of Social Control in Greece. Moral panics, criminal justice. Athens – Komotini: A.N. Sakkoulas Koukoutsaki, A. (2002),Drug use, homosexuality. Behaviours of non-compliance between penal and medical control. Athens: Kritiki Κostaras, A. (2020), Criminal Law. Concepts and institutions of the General Part. Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki Lazos G. (2007), Critical Criminology, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki Lambropoulou, E. (2012),Sociology of Criminal Law and Institutions of Criminal Justice, Athens: Ellinika Grammata Lampropoulou, E. (1994), Social control of crime, Athens: Papazisis Lampropoulou, E. (1997), The construction of social reality and the mass media. The Case of Violence and Criminality, Athens: Ellinika Grammata Magganas, A. (2007), Special issues of criminal law and criminal procedure, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki Panoussis, J., 2008, Exaggerating. Uses and Abuses, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki Spinellis, C.D. (2014), Criminology. Older and Contemporary Directions, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki Tatsis, N., Thanopoulou, M. (2009), The sociology of the Chicago School, Athens: Papazissis Tzannetaki, T. (2006), Neoconservatism and the politics of zero tolerance, Athens: Ant.N. Sakkoulas. Fitrakis E. (2007), From the dangerous to the average prudent man- Mythology and empiricism in (criminal) law. Honorary volume for John Manoledakis II. Thessaloniki: Sakkoula, pp. 685-708 Vidali, S. (2013), Introduction to Criminology, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki Viidali, S. (2017), Beyond Boundaries. Crime Policy Today, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki English Becker, H. (2000),Outsiders,transl.Koutzoglou, A. and Bourliaskos, B., Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki (in Greek) Cavadino, M. and Dignan, J. (2007), The penal system: an introduction, (4th ed.), London: Sage Publications Ltd Cloward, R., Ohlin, J. (1960), Delinquency and Opportunity, N.Y.: The Free Press Cohen, Α.Κ. (1955), Delinquent Boys. The Culture of the Gang, Glencoe, Ill.: Free Press Cohen, S. (2002), Folk Devils and Moral Panics, London, New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Downes, D., Rock, P. & McLaughlin, E. (2016), Understanding Deviance, Oxford: Oxford University Press Findlay, M. (2008), Governing through globalised crime, Devon: Willan Publishing Foucault, M. (2011), Surveillance and Punishment, The Birth of the Prison, edited by Betzelos, T., Athens: Plethron (in Greek) Foucault, M. (2013), History of Sexuality, trans. Patsogiannis, B., Athens: Plethron (in Greek) Garland, D. (1990/1999), Punishment and modern society: A study in social theory, Oxford: Oxford University Press Garland, D. (2001), The culture of control: Crime and social order in contemporary society, Oxford: Oxford University Press Goffman, E. (1963/ 2001), Stigma, transl. Makrynioti, D., Athens: Alexandria (in Greek) Hebdidge D. (1981), Sub-culture. The meaning of style, edited by Kallifatidou, E., Athens: Gnosis (in Greek) Koukoutsaki, A. (2004), “Images of criminals. Deconstructing the law-breaker, constructing the criminal”, στο Albercht, H.J, T. Serassis, H. Kania (ed.) Images of Crime II, Freiburg im Br: Iuscrim Melossi, D. (1999), ‘Social theory and the changing representations of the criminal’, in A. Koukoutsaki (ed.), Images of Crime, Athens: Plethron (in Greek) Presdee, M. (2000), Cultural criminology and the carnival of crime, London: Routledge Sellin, Th. (2003), Cultural conflict and crime, transl. Sagounidou-Daskalaki, H., Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki (in Greek) Sumner, C. (1994), Sociology of Deviance. An Obituary, Buckingham: Open University Press |
ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
| Teachers (full name): | Sofia Spyrea, Dr |
| Contact details: | sospyrea@sp.duth.gr |
| Supervisors: (1) | No |
| Evaluation methods: (2) | Drafting two small papers in the form of answers to questions from a list of topics (100% of the total grade, 50% of 5 units each). |
| Implementation Instructions: (3) | The examination of the course will take place according to the examinations programme, announced by the Secretariat of the Department of Social Policy. Before the exams, students must have registered in e-class with their academic account, otherwise they are excluded. On the day of the exam, the topics of the exam are posted in the field ASSIGNMENTS-EXERCISES, and the students are asked to answer and submit their answers in a file format (word), within the predetermined time of the exam. The answers are submitted in the field “ASSIGNMENTS-EXERCISES” of e-class. During the examination, students can use bibliographic sources, as the topics require critical thinking and deep understanding of the topics.
The papers and presentations students prepare during the semester are taken into account as supporting the grade of the written exams (an up to 3 points bonus). For the bonus grade to be added, students are required to obtain a passable grade in the written examinations (at least 5 out of 10). Throughout the examination students can communicate with the teachers through the electronic platform of the course. On the same platform, students who are eligible to be examined orally and have declared it to the secretariat, are examined on the same topics of the written examinations. Late submission of answers is not accepted unless it is due to a technical problem and the instructor is informed before the end of the submission time. |
- Please write YES or NO
- Notedowntheevaluationmethodsusedbytheteacher, e.g.
- written assignmentor/andexercises
- writtenororalexaminationwithdistancelearningmethods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
- In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:
- a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester),the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
- b) incaseoforal examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinksfor the examination, the duration of the exam, the gradingsystem, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensuredand any other necessary information.
- c) incaseofwritten examination with distance learning methods:the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the written exam of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
There should be anattached list with the Student Registration Numbersonly of students eligible to participate in the examination.
