Current Issues in the Development and Prevention of Crime (JF_096)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide students of the Master’s study programme with knowledge of the current trends in the development of crime and the possibilities of preventing and combating crime.
To promote the students' understanding of the essence of crime, the determinants thereof, connection with other processes of social, legal, and political nature.
Students are able to carry out research in the field of crime awareness. Analyse criminological processes in a creative and constructive manner, substantiate their opinion.
Prerequisites
Criminology.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of criminological theories and schools, crime and other anti-social phenomena, determinants thereof, and learning about the criminal’s identity, theoretical and practical problems in preventing and combating crime.
Students acquire the skills and abilities to independently analyse different approaches, evaluating criminal phenomena and processes. Students have a broad understanding of the essence of crime, the determinants thereof, connection with other processes of social, legal, and political nature.
Students are able to independently forecast trends in the development of the criminogenic situation and to choose the best response methods. Students are able to carry out research in the field of crime awareness. Analyse criminological processes in a creative and constructive manner, substantiate their opinion.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Science, TZMjvpz | 3 | Master’s | Limited choice | Aigars Reinis, Andrejs Vilks, Aldona Kipāne, Valdis Voins |
