Criminal Policy

obligatory courses

Classroom

During the course, the most important issues related to fighting and preventing crime will be discussed.

During the course, we will discuss a number of issues related to the wide range of problems concerning the criminal policy, including but not limited to clarification of the term and subject matter of the criminal policy and criminal policy models on grounds of criminological paradigms; we will analyze the two-layer reaction to crime (counteracting and prevention); we well present present-day trends in the criminal policy and selected individual problems (e.g. sexual offender being an issue of the criminal policy, penal populism). In addition, participants of the course will be presented probation problems, including application of probation measures in punishment.

Student’s workload:

- hours including classroom activities: 60 h

- preparation for classes including project development and presentation – 40 h

- studying for an exam – 25 h

Total: 125 h

 M. F. Aebi, Stefano Caneppele, Stefan Harrendorf, Yuji Z. Hashimoto, Joerg-Martin Jehle, Tara S. Khan, Olivia Kühn, Chris Lewis, Lorena Molnar, Rannveig Þórisdóttir, Paul Smit, European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics 2021, https://wp.unil.ch/europeansourcebook/files/2021/04/Aebi-et-al.-2021_European-Sourcebook.pdf;

 J. Błachut, A. Gaberle, K. Krajewski, Kryminologia, Gdańsk 2007;

 K. Buczkowski, B. Czarnecka-Dzialuk, W. Klaus, A. Kossowska, I. Rzeplińska, P. Wiktorska, D. Woźniakowska-Fajst, D. Wójcik, Społeczno-polityczne konteksty współczesnej przestępczości w Polsce, Warszawa 2013;

 C. Hamilton, Reconceptualizing penality: Towards a Multidimensional Measure of Punitiveness, The British Journal of Criminology 2014, Vol. 54, Nr 2;

 T. Lappi‐Seppälä, Trust, Welfare, and Political Culture: Explaining Differences in National Penal Policies, Crime and Justice 2008, Vol. 37, nr 1;

 M. Melezini, Implementation of the principle treating deprivation of liberty as ultima ratio in the practice of applying criminal law, Ius Novum 2019/2;

 M. Płatek, Systemy penitencjarne państw skandynawskich na tle polityki kryminalnej, karnej i penitencjarnej, Warszawa 2007;

 A. Siemaszko, P. Ostaszewski, J. Klimczak, Attitudes to Punishment. The Results of Three Surveys, Prawo w Działaniu, 2019/38;

 B. Stańdo-Kawecka, Polityka karna i penitencjarna między punitywizmem i menedżeryzmem, Warszawa 2020;

 T. Szymanowski, Przestępczość i polityka karna w Polsce. W świetle faktów i opinii społeczeństwa w okresie transformacji, Warszawa 2012;

 K. Witkowska-Rozpara, Polish penal policy - twenty years after enactment of the Criminal Code Act 6 June 1997, Prawo w Działaniu, 2020/43;

 K. Witkowska-Rozpara, Zmiany w polityce karnej? Uwagi na tle wybranych rozwiązań prawnokarnych obowiązujących od 1 lipca 2015 r. [w:] A. Kotlenga, M.H. Kowalczyk, D. Mackojć (red.), Nowe perspektywy rozwoju pedagogiki resocjalizacyjnej, Toruń 2019;

 W. Zalewski, Detencja "terapeutyczna" - wątpliwości konstytucyjne i polityczno-kryminalne w kontekście ustawy o "bestiach", Gdańskie Studia Prawnicze 2018/2.

Upon completing this course a student

in terms of knowledge:

 knows and understands the concept of criminal policy and understands what problematic issues constitute the subject of interest in this discipline

 knows and understands the standards that should be taken into account when forming the assumptions of the criminal policy

in terms of skills:

 can, using structured knowledge, describe criminal policy models in light of different conditions for criminal behaviours and crimes

 can critically analyze measures aimed to counteract crimes in light of current situation and size of crimes

 can assess the consequences of applying repressive measures to solve social problems in the light of the principle of "criminal law as ultima ratio

 is able to diagnose the determinants of specific criminal phenomena and has the ability to evaluate the prevention programs used in crime prevention

 can use specialist terminology in the area of criminal policy

in terms of social competences:

 recognizes the need for rational use of probation measures in the practice of punishment, taking into account the needs of perpetrators, their families and the assumptions of the criminal policy

 can perceive and assess an importance of humanity in light of selected directions and trends in development of the present-day penal policy

Permanent appraisal with consideration of attendance and involvement in form of discussions (for classes – also prepared projects and presentations).

Written exam (in justified cases, oral form is allowed)