| Teaching Staff
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Doç. Dr. Rahşan Balamir Bektaş |
| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe (Turkish) |
| Type Of Course |
Elective |
| Prerequisites |
None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The aim of this course is to introduce the main concepts of criminology. The main objective of the course is to improve the students understanding and comprehension of important contemporary issues in criminal justice and public policy. |
| Course Content |
In this course, students are introduced with the definition of crime and delinquency. Theoretical and empirical research (e.g, types of crime, crime control, punishment, social control, gender and crime, deviance and mass media, family violence, addiction to alcohol and drug) |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings;
1-Defining basic concepts and theories of criminology and sociology of crime
2-Having knowledge of the significant research methods that related to deviance and crime
3-Doing research about the problems that related with crime and deviance
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| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction the course. Definition of crime and delinquency- Observation and measurement of crime |
| 2. Week |
Explanations of crime and criminal behavior |
| 3. Week |
Explanations of crime and criminal behavior |
| 4. Week |
Punishment and criminal justice system |
| 5. Week |
Gender and crime |
| 6. Week |
Homicide |
| 7. Week |
Juvenile delinquency |
| 8. Week |
White collar and organized crime |
| 9. Week |
Organized crime |
| 10. Week |
Deviance |
| 11. Week |
Crime control, crime prevention |
| 12. Week |
Crime control theories |
| 13. Week |
Crime psychology |
| 14. Week |
Victims and victimization |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
30 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
50 |
| Other (%) |
20 |
| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
Cohen, Stanley. (1985). Visions of Social Control. Cambridge: Polity Press
Foucault, Michel. (2000 ). Hapishanenin Doğuşu. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi
İçli, Tülin. (1998). Kriminoloji. Ankara: Bizim Büro Basımevi
Nelken, David. (1994). The Future of Criminology. Londra: Sage Publication.
Sheley, Joseph H. (1991). Criminology. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing
Siegel, Larry. (1989). Criminology. St. Paul: West Publishing
Young, Jock. (1999). Exclusive Society. Londra Sage Publication
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| Work Placement(s) |
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| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | LO1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 3 | | | LO2 | | | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | LO3 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
* Degree of Contribution: 1 Very Low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |