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CRIMINOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL SOCIETY

Nicola MONTAGNA CRIMINOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL SOCIETY

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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2024/2025



YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
640LESSONS
NICOLA MONTAGNA T Curriculum
ExamDate
CRIMINOLOGIA NELLA SOCIETA' DIGITALE08/01/2025 - 08:30
CRIMINOLOGIA NELLA SOCIETA' DIGITALE08/01/2025 - 08:30
CRIMINOLOGIA NELLA SOCIETA' DIGITALE22/01/2025 - 08:30
CRIMINOLOGIA NELLA SOCIETA' DIGITALE22/01/2025 - 08:30
CRIMINOLOGIA NELLA SOCIETA' DIGITALE12/02/2025 - 08:30
CRIMINOLOGIA NELLA SOCIETA' DIGITALE12/02/2025 - 08:30
Objectives
THE MODULE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE THEORETICAL TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN THEMES OF CONTEMPORARY CRIMINOLOGY AND EXAMINE THE FORMS OF DEVIANCE AND SECURITARIAN CONTROL RELATED TO THE PROCESSES OF DIGITIZATION OF SOCIETY

THROUGH THIS MODULE STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP A BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF CRIMINOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL AGE. ORGANIZED BY THEORETICAL APPROACHES, IT AIMS TO STUDY HOW THEORIES EXPLAIN VARIOUS TYPES OF DEVIANCE AND CRIME, PARTICULARLY THAT OCCURRING IN THE DIGITAL SPHERE AS WELL AS FORMS OF CONTROL AND SECURITY.

SKILLS
THE MODULE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE SKILLS TO:
- CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE MAIN CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES IN RELATION TO VARIOUS TYPES OF DEVIANCE AND CRIME AND DIGITAL FORMS OF SURVEILLANCE;
- APPLY THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE TO A RANGE OF ISSUES AND TRENDS RELATED TO VARIOUS TYPES OF DEVIANT AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR;
- IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN THE CONTEMPORARY AGE AND THE EMERGENCE OF CRIMINOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES;
- DEVELOP THEIR OWN CRITICAL VIEWS ON CRIME, DEVIANCE, AND CONTROL AND PREVENTION POLICIES;
- DEEPEN ONE'S UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL ISSUES THAT MAY INFLUENCE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; AND
- STUDY THE IMPACT OF CRIME ON ITS VICTIMS.
Prerequisites
KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND THEORIES
Contents
MAIN CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS ADDRESSED IN THE MODULE:
- THEORIES OF CONTROL,
CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGY,
REALIST CRIMINOLOGY,
SITUATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION,
BIOLOGICAL POSITIVISM
CRIMINOLOGICAL FEMINISM
THEORIES OF VIOLENCE

MAIN TYPES OF DEVIANCE AND CRIME ADDRESSED IN THE MODULE:

-PEDOPHILY
-CYBERBULLISM
-WHITE-COLLAR AND ECONOMIC CRIMES
-TERRORISM AND RADICALIZATION
Teaching Methods
LECTURES AND SEMINARS.
THE MODULE INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 40 HOURS OF CLASSROOM TEACHING.
PRESENTATION OF THE AUTHORS AND TOPICS COVERED WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AND CLASS DISCUSSION.
Verification of learning
AN ORAL EXAMINATION DURING WHICH THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE, THE ABILITY TO CONNECT THEM AND CRITICALLY EVALUATE THEM WILL BE EXPLORED.
SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDENT AND FEMALE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ASPIRE TO THE HIGHEST GRADE WILL NEED TO DEMONSTRATE
- HIGH LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY PROPOSED NOT ONLY IN THE LECTURES AND BUT ALSO IN THE REFERENCE TEXTS;
- ORIGINALITY OF THOUGHT, OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF CRIMINAL PHENOMENA IN THE CONTEMPORARY AGE; AND
- CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND THE CRITICAL SENSE IN USING CRIMINOLOGICAL CATEGORIES AND APPROACHES AND LINKING THEM TO DIGITAL CRIME TYPOLOGIES;
- THE ABILITY TO EMPLOY, COMPARE AND EVALUATE DIFFERENT THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN INTERPRETING VARIOUS FORMS OF DIGITAL CRIME;
- THE ABILITY TO PRESENT THE CATEGORIES AND APPROACHES STUDIED CLEARLY AND WITH PROPRIETY OF LANGUAGE.
Texts
WILLIAMS F.P., MCSHANE M. (2018) DEVIANCE AND CRIMINALITY. BOLOGNA: IL MULINO
More Information
THE STUDY OF REFERENCE TEXTS IS MANDATORY TO PASS THE EXAMINATION.
Lessons Timetable

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