Criminology, which studies crime, offender and the relationship between crime and offender in cause and effect relationship with regards to multiple factors, benefits from various disciplines which examine crime. The target of criminology course is to make students acquainted with criminals, the causes that drive a person to crime, the condition of social environment, personality and educational status of offender in terms of general, economical and cultural perspectives.
The definition, subject and importance of criminology
Oral presentation
2. Week
The scope of criminology: deviant behaviour and the relationship between criminology and other sciences.
Oral presentation
3. Week
Research methods in criminology
Oral presentation
4. Week
The method of measuring crime, reported criminals and indirect measures.
Oral presentation
5. Week
Experimental criminology and case study.
Oral presentation
6. Week
Life history, participant observation
Oral presentation
7. Week
Mid-term exam
8. Week
Historical development of criminology: Classical school and the perspective of it.
Oral presentation
9. Week
The environment that created positivist school and early positivist studies.
Oral presentation
10. Week
Comte and the methodology of positivism.
Oral presentation
11. Week
Chicago School and its impacts.
Oral presentation
12. Week
Causes of crime in respect to today’s criminology
Oral presentation
13. Week
Crime theories: biological and psychological theories
Oral presentation
14. Week
Sociological and socio-psychological theories
Oral presentation
15. Week
Final Exams Week
16. Week
Final Exams Week
17. Week
Final Exams Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Final Exam
1
100
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Having the ability to reach and evaluate the sources of information
PO-2
Having the ability to use, compare, interpret, deduce from and apply scientific data
PO-3
Having the ability to use Turkish Language efficiently
PO-4
Having the basic level of English as a foreign language
PO-5
Having the good level of capability of Legalese and Juridical Correspondence
PO-6
Having the ability to use the keyboard efficiently
PO-7
Having the comprehensive knowledge of General Principles of Law and Legal Concepts; and the ability of evaluating, interpreting and discussing of the principles and concepts
PO-8
Having the knowledge of the rules of law, which regulates the relations of persons governed by private law; and the ability to evaluate those rules
PO-9
Having the comprehensive knowledge of filing a lawsuit and litigation
PO-10
Having the comprehensive knowledge of procedure of execution for debt and bankruptcy
PO-11
Having the comprehensive knowledge of structure of the state, organs, and duties and functions of the organs and basic human rights
PO-12
Having the knowledge of the rules of law, which regulates the relations between state and persons; and the ability to evaluate those rules
PO-13
Having the consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility
PO-14
Having a good level of knowledge of fiscal, economical and financial issues relating to law, legal information systems and technologies, the accounting and computer, and the stenography method, which is used especially in the sessions of parliament, hearings and job interviews
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
LO-1 To learn the basic terms of criminology and the relationship between criminology and other disciplines.
LO-2
LO-2 To examine the relationship between crime and criminals by using various measures.
LO-3
LO-3 To understand the historical development of criminology.
LO-4
LO-4 To examine the relationship between crime and criminality and the causes of crime in the light of various theories.
LO-5
LO-5 To understand the impact of crime and types of crimes upon social change by examining quality and quantity of crime.
