The course promotes the acquisition of knowledge about criminology, and a personal reflection about the possibility of using it in the professional field, both for psychological students and for students in pedagogics and education.
Knowledge of the criminology interdisciplinary nature and its hetero-definition; knowledge of the main approaches (psychological and sociological) to the sector, as well as their evolution starting from the origin of the discipline; knowledge of the main problems of prevention and criminological treatment.
The course will promote a common approach to criminology for different professionals, and a debate among the different approaches ; moreover, for psychological students, the course will explore the field of psychoforensic sciences, with the connected problems (e.g., interventions with unwilling or manipulating clients); for pedagogical students, the limits and possibilities of treatment with deviants and/or criminals will be discussed.
Frontal lessons, using also material retrieved online; seminars; participation to events organized by the Professor.
COMMON PART (FOR ALL THE STUDENTS)
General part: the development and the contexts of criminological research; recorded crime and dark number; the criminal personality; family context and criminality; migration and criminality; prevention, treatment and control of criminality. Special part: narrative criminology: criminological narratives of the criminal and about the criminal: different theories; the psycho-social approach to criminology.
MOREOVER, JUST FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE "MAGISTRALE" IN PSYCHOLOGY
Forensic psycopathology and psychology: psychology and law; the psychiatric expertise on the criminal; the psychological evaluation of the victims of crime; the psychological evaluations in the field of child custody, adoption and parenting; ethical and deontological problems in the professional activity of the forensic psychologist.
MOREOVER, JUST FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE "TRIENNALE" IN PEDAGOGICS AND EDUCATION
Pedagogical interventions with criminals and delinquent youngsters.
FOR ALL THE STUDENTS:
Bandini T. e coll.: Criminologia, vol I, Giuffré, Milano, 2003: cap.1, 2, 3, 4, 7.
Gadd D., Jefferson T.: Introduzione alla criminologia psicosociale, Angeli, Milano, 2016.
Binik O.: Quando il crimine è sublime, Mimesis, Milano, 2017
Imarisio M.: Tenebre italiane: storia terribile ma vera dei delitti che hanno cambiato il Paese. Solferino, Milano, 2023.
Bandini T.,Rocca G.: Fondamenti di psicopatologia forense, Giuffré, Milano, 2010: cap.1,2,3,6,9,10.
Winnicott D.W.: Il bambino deprivato, Cortina, Milano,1986.
Ricevimento: Students can meet Professor Verde fixing and appointment by emailing him (a.verde@unige.it) or calling him (+393470958409).
ALFREDO STEFANO MARIA VERDE (President)
DAVID GIOFRE'
Lessons will start on Tuesday, September 24th, 2024, every Tue/Fri 8.00 - 10.00
CRIMINOLOGY
Written or oral.
Since the objective of the course is to develop the students' reflection about criminology and its contents, they will be requested of showing their competence in replying to two open-ended questions.
Students coming from different courses, and from the laurea triennale in Scienze e Tecniche Psicologiche are requested to prepare the exam on the texts assigned to the students of Laurea Magistrale in Psychology.
Students belonging to the Erasmus Program are requested to prepare all the texts assigned (both Gadd and Jefferson and Binik books are available in English contacting the Professor)
Students with specific learning disabilities, or other kinds of disability, are requested to contact the Professor in order to address their specific problems.
