Course DR II 14.11 · Year II · Summer 2026-2027

CRIMINOLOGY

Compulsory course in Law, taught by Ioana Andra Pleșa.

Overview

Lecturer
Ioana Andra Pleșa
Seminar tutor
Ioana Andra Pleșa
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Law
Field of study
Law
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
After the Erasmus students learn from the materials i indicate them, we will talk about and explain the concepts that they don t understand.
Entry requirements
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Aims

Learning about criminological theories,learning of research methods of the criminal phenomenon and anti-criminal practice as well as the identification of problems and challenges in this field.

Acquiring the functions of criminological research.

Problematizing the information obtained.

Course contents

Criminology and its field of study. The object of criminological research. Crime. The killer. Crime. Victim. Social reaction (Anti-criminal practice). Methods, techniques, purpose and functions of criminological research The main criminological theories. Classical school. Caesare Beccaria. Geographical school. Lyon School. Interpsychological school. Socialist school. Sociological school. Cooperation of states for the prevention of crime and the treatment of delinquents.

Learning outcomes

Learning about criminological theories, research methods of the criminal phenomenon and anti-criminal practice as well as the identification of problems and challenges in this field. Acquiring the functions of criminological research. Evaluation of a concrete criminological study in terms of the above functions. Problematizing the information obtained from the above evaluation.

Assessment

A project on a given topic.

Recommended reading

Criminology 8th Edition
Adler Freda, Laufer William S , Mueller Gerhard O. W,
Mc Graw-Hill, new york, 2012 · 200
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