Results of the research activities carried out by eCrime constantly flow into the contents of the courses offered within the Department ‘Faculty of Law’ (University of Trento), providing to students a always updated teaching. The educational offer in the criminological area consists of two ‘complementary’ courses, and four ‘free’ courses.
COMPLEMENTARY COURSES
CRIMINOLOGY
Holder
Andrea Di Nicola
Abstract
Criminology studies crime and deviance, the authors and the victims of crime and deviance and the social (institutional and non-institutional) responses to crime and deviance. The course of criminology aims at providing students with the essential elements to understand, in a comparative perspective, the evolution of deviant and criminal behaviors and of the related reactions of international, national and local systems.
Entrance requirements
To have passed criminal law.
University credits
6 ECTS
Semester
First
Duration
42 hours
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APPLIED CRIMINOLOGY
Holder
Andrea Di Nicola
Abstract
The course of applied criminology deals with the study of “how” criminological research contributes to solve crime and security problems and to support prevention and contrast policies. The course intends to provide students with the instruments to apply the theoretical criminological knowledge, acquired during the course of criminology, to investigative, intelligence, business security, urban security activities and to those decisions on the most appropriate measures to be applied to prevent crime and social disorder.
Entrance requirements
To have passed criminal law and criminology.
University credits
6 ECTS
Semester
Second
Duration
42 hours
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optional COURSES
CRIMINOLOGICAL AND JURIDICAL ASPECTS OF ORGANISED CRIME AND THE MAFIA
Holders
Gabriele Baratto, Emanuele Corn
Abstract
The course is aimed at deepening, from an interdisciplinary perspective (criminology/sociology of deviance and criminal law), the evolution of both the Mafia phenomenon and the counterstrategies in Italy, and offers students the possibility to reason on the interaction between law and social phenomena in the field of organised crime. The course is part of the different academic, educational and research activities that the University of Trento – also in virtue of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Anti-mafia Parliamentary Commission on organised crime and Mafia-type crimes – has been carrying out for a long time on organised crime in its economic, judicial and social aspects, both at the national and international level.
Entrance requirements
To have passed criminal law and criminology.
University credits
2 ECTS
Semester
First
Duration
20 hours
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EVALUATION OF POLICIES AGAINST CRIME
Holders
Andrea Di Nicola, Fabrizio Costantino
Abstract
The course is aimed at offering to students tools for evaluating policies against crime. The study on "if and how" policies to prevent and fight crime work, together with the analysis of the ways to make them more effective and efficient, represents an important area where criminology meets law. More in detail the course, after a general overview on policy evaluation, intends to give students knowledge and skills to answer to the following questions: is it possible to measure the effectiveness and/or efficiency of crime preventative policies? And how? Furthermore, case studies will be considered as to understand the methods and indicators to be applied and how the costs and benefits of different policy options can be evaluated.
Entrance requirements
To have passed criminology and applied criminology.
University credits
2 ECTS
Semester
First
Duration
20 hours
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ECRIMINOLOGY: ICT, LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY
Holders
Gabriele Baratto, Fabrizio Costantino
Abstract
ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is pervasively influencing contemporary society: indeed, the appellation “eSociety” has become quite common to define the society of information. In this context, criminal activities and countermeasures are continuously evolving, and ICT and criminology need to integrate with and exert an influence on each other in order to create a new discipline: eCriminology. eCriminology is to “eSociety” as criminology was to “society” and represents the 21st century evolution of criminology. The aim of the course is to provide students with information on: i) how ICT is changing deviance and crime, behaviors of authors and victims, as well as counterstrategies; ii) the related legal aspects.
Entrance requirements
To have passed criminology and applied criminology.
University credits
2 ECTS
Semester
Second
Duration
20 hours
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CORPORATE SECURITY AND BRAND PROTECTION
Holders
Gabriele Baratto, Andrea Di Nicola
Abstract
The course deals with business security, an activity through which an enterprise protects itself from risks associated with negative events for business continuity, with a particular focus on brand protection, an activity through which an enterprise seeks to prevent losses arising from illegal exploitation of its brand.
Entrance requirements
To have passed criminology and applied criminology.
University credits
2 ECTS
Semester
Second
Duration
20 hours
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URBAN SECURITY: CRIMINOLOGICAL AND JURIDICAL ISSUES
Holder
Gabriele Baratto
Abstract
The course aims to provide participants (students and employees of the Municipality of Trento) with information on know how to address urban security issues (both objective and subjective) by using a multidisciplinary and innovative approach.
Entrance requirements
The course is suggested to students who passed the exams/attended the courses of criminology and applied criminology.
University credits
2 ECTS
Semester
Second
Duration
20 hours
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