Information Of Programmes

AVANOS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS / ÖGK 116 - PRIVATE SECURITY AND PROTECTION

Code: ÖGK 116

Course Title: CRIME SOCIOLOGY AND CRIME PSYCHOLOGY

Theoretical+Practice: 2+0

ECTS: 4

Year/Semester of Study

1 / Spring Semester

Level of Course

Short Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Optional

Department

PRIVATE SECURITY AND PROTECTION

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

BETÜL ŞİMŞEK (betulsimsek@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

BETÜL ŞİMŞEK,

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

While emphasizing that crime is a social phenomenon, at the end of the course, the student will be able to make a critical evaluation of the causes and appearances of the crime phenomenon, and while defining any action as a crime, taking into account the social / cultural framework in which it occurs.

Learning Outcomes	PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definitions of crime. Theoretical approaches to crime. Turkey and crime in the world. Current policies in the field. Some variables related to crime such as age, gender, social status; Some specific types of crimes such as femininity, juvenile delinquency, homicide, crimes against property, drug crimes
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Social Deviation and Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
2	Crime and Guilt - Definition and Principles	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
3	Criminal Behavior- Individual, Psychological and Biological Approaches	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
4	Theories of Crime Social Structure and Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
5	Social Processes, Social Conflict and Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
6	Nature of Crime and Types of Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
7	Domestic Violence and Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
8	mid-term exam
9	Juvenile Delinquency	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
10	Gender and Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
11	City and Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
12	Globalization and Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
13	Fear of Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
14	Political Crimes, Terrorism and Organized Crime	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
15	Turkey on Crime and Delinquency	Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Doç. Dr. İdris Güçlü, Doç. Dr. Halil Akbaş Suç Sosyolojisi Kavram – Teori – Uygulama
2	Erkan Tosun Suç Sosyolojisi Ders Notu
3	https://muratyayinlari.com/storage/catalogs/0097668001520505265.pdf
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	1	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	1	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	2	14	28
Outside Class
a) Reading	2	14	28
b) Search in internet/Library	2	14	28
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	2	8	16
mid-term exam	1	1	1
Own study for final exam	2	9	18
final exam	1	1	1
			0
			0
Total work load;			120