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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Criminology
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Michael Wolfowicz
Coordinator Office Hours:
Please coordinate appointments
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Netanel Dagan
Course/Module description:
This course is about the core theories of criminology, which seek to answer questions such as "Why do one become a criminal?" "Why does one cease to commit crime?" "Why can we find more crime in some societies than in others?"
Course/Module aims:
The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to basic criminological theories, which have formed the basis for thinking about and investigating criminal activity and the social reaction to it, and which are still the basis for much of recent research in criminology.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
For each theory reviewed in this course:
- Describe the core propositions of the theory.
- Identify the hidden assumptions of the theory
- Examine the empirical evidence concerning the theory
- Evaluate the criticisms of the theory
- Identify the potential policy implications of the theory
Attendance requirements(%):
Full attendance (at least 80%)
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
Assignment
Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction
2. The role of theory in criminological work
3. Classic and neo-classical schools of criminology
4. The positivist school of criminology
5. Control theories of crime
6. Social disorganization and crime
7. Anomie/strain theories of crime.
8. Social learning theories
9. Labeling/social reaction theories of crime
10. Alternative theories of crime
11. summary and integration
Required Reading:
Crow, I., & Semmens, N. (2007). EBOOK: Researching Criminology. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). Chapter 1 (Available at http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/23015/1/228.pdf.pdf)
Young, Jock (1981). ―Thinking seriously about crime: some models of criminology.‖ In Crime and Society: readings in history and theory. compiled by Mike Fitzgerald, Gregor McLennon, and Jennie Pawson (pp.248-309). London: Routledge and K. PaulWalton.
Newburn, T. (2017). Criminology, Routledge
additional reading will be given in class.
G. Bruinsma, & D. Weisburd (Eds.) (2014). Encyclopedia of criminology and criminal justice. New York: Springer
Jones, S. (2017). Criminology (6th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Liebling, A., Maruna, S., & McAra, L. (Eds.). (2017). The Oxford handbook of criminology. Oxford University Press.
Paternoster, R., & Bachman, R. (Eds.) (2001). Explaining criminals and crime: Essays in contemporary criminological theory. California: Roxbury Publishing Company.
לרנאו ח' (2016). עבריינות ואכיפת חוק: תיאוריה, מדיניות, ביקורת. כרמל.
Liebling, A., Maruna, S., & McAra, L. (Eds.). (2017). The Oxford
Handbook of Criminology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Additional Reading Material:
Ferracuti, S. (1996). Cesare Lombroso (1835–1907). Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 7(1), 130-149.
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 80 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
Additional information:
Please follow the course website for announcements and instructions.
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