Course aims:

The study aims to describe discipline concepts, theories, paradigms and methodologies used in the field of criminology.
Definition and classification of criminology theories and principles
Selecting legal information needed to solve a concrete problem
Explaining and interpreting how the phenomenon actually intersects situations.

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

1. Crime - criminological research object 2. Method of knowledge course in criminology. Processes used in criminological research. Criminological research purpose 3. Main course criminological theories. Classical theories and positivist school 4. Main course criminology theories of contemporary 5. Organised crime 6. Crime Prevention course 7. Treatment of Offenders. Protection of crime victims

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

• Applying theories, principles and concepts in a context determined • Preliminary analysis of the data, their interpretation, the carrying out of classifications and some conceptual delineations • Development of Vocational projects using theories, principles and specific methods of entitlement.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper – interpretative essay – 80%; continuous assessment – 20%.

Recommended reading:

• Ad 21. Cloudy. Del., Elements of Criminology, Ed. Aeternitas, Alba Iulia, 2004.
• Lazarus A., Introduction to Criminology, Ed. Risoprint, Cluj Napoca, 2005
• A. Lazarus, fraud investigation in the business, Ed. Lumina Lex, 2004
• A. Lazarus, Criminology, Ed.Risoprint, Cluj Napoca, 2008
• Mocuţa Gh., Organized crime and money laundering, Ed.Noul Orpheus, Bucharest, 2004