Open University

Tampere

Criminology and Deviant Behaviour

<h2>Additional information</h2>HUOM. opintojen suorituskieli on englanti.YKT.CRI.100 <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/opiskelijanopas/opintotiedot/opintojaksot/otm-f5efd24b-8736-431b-aa48-8c7a2053b0aa?year&#61;2021">Criminological Theories and Methodology</a>YKT.CRI.200 <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/opiskelijanopas/opintotiedot/opintojaksot/otm-680f2d65-145b-47c9-8870-1c5a3edddfe4?year&#61;2021">Control</a>YKT.CRI.300 <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/opiskelijanopas/opintotiedot/opintojaksot/otm-924bc2d5-1999-4940-82cd-655902fe2fc5?year&#61;2021">Deviant Behaviour</a>YKT.CRI.400 <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/opiskelijanopas/opintotiedot/opintojaksot/otm-fd90238a-7ed8-4233-b154-35c19dfafb90?year&#61;2021">Criminal Policy</a>

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The student has an understanding of violence as a phenomenon and research object, as well as an understanding of the central concepts and theoretical frameworks of the field. The student is able to analyse the manifestations of violence from different perspectives and is familiar with criminological approaches and sources of information related to the topic. The course provides the readiness to apply theoretical knowledge in thesis as well as in working life.

Thompson, W. E., &amp;amp; Gibbs, J. C. (2016). Deviance and Deviants: A Sociological Approach. John Wiley &amp;amp; Sons.Aghtaie, N., &amp;amp; Gangoli, G. (2015). Understanding Gender Based Violence: National and international contexts (First Edition., Vol. 13). Routledge. <a href="https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url&#61;https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.4324%2F9780203799147&amp;data&#61;05%7C02%7Cjohanna.elo%40tuni.fi%7C14d062948cea4203227808dc8f783f90%7Cfa6944afcc7c4cd89154c01132798910%7C0%7C0%7C638542993906986736%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata&#61;ttDPh52mCh1SAkd7PErTwJqAuwhvkVxfQy1Olu9FUjU%3D&amp;reserved&#61;0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203799147</a>.Husso M., Karkulehto S., Saresma T., Laitila A., Eilola J., Siltala H. (eds) (2021) Violence, Gender and Affect. Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Students familiarize themselves with a certain field of criminology and its theoretical grounds and contemporary research. The themes change annually according to the available courses. For independent study, the student must choose one of the following special fields of study.

For independent study, &nbsp;choose one of the following: <ul><li>Intimate partner violence </li><li>Juvenile Delinquency and Life-Course Criminology or </li><li>Hate crime, hate speech and radicalisation</li></ul><h5>Intimate partner violence</h5>All of the following:Husso, M., Virkki, T., Notko, M., Hirvonen, H., &amp;amp; Eilola, J. (Toim.) (2019). Interpersonal violence: Differences and connections. (Routledge advances in sociology). <a href="https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315628509" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315628509 (opens in a new window)</a>Tanskanen, M. (2023). Criminological Perspectives into Intimate Partner Violence: Uncovering Commonalities between Partner Violence and General Crime. Helsingin yliopisto, kriminologian ja oikeuspolitiikan instituutti. <a href="https://helda.helsinki.fi/items/331ddf18-03a7-4e7d-b324-9508f6294858" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://helda.helsinki.fi/items/331ddf18-03a7-4e7d-b324-9508f6294858</a>and these three articles:Eini&#246;, E., Mets&#228;-Simola, N., Aaltonen, M., Hiltunen, E., Martikainen, P. (2022). Partner violence surrounding divorce: a record-linkage study of wives and their husbands. Journal of Marriage and Family, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12881" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12881</a>Suonp&#228;&#228;, K. E-M., &amp;amp; Savolainen, J. (2019). When a Woman Kills Her Man: Gender and Victim Precipitation in Homicide. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(11), 2398-2413. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519834987" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519834987</a> (opens in a new window) Nikupeteri, Anna. (2016). Stalked lives: Finnish women&#8217;s emotional experiences of post-separation stalking. Nordic Social Work Research. 7. 10.1080/2156857X.2016.1192055. <h5>Juvenile Delinquency and Life-Course Criminology </h5>All of the following:Burfeind, J. &amp;amp; Bartusch, D.J. (2015). Juvenile Delinquency: An integrated approach. Routledge.Farrington, D.P., Kazemian, L., Piquero, A.R. (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. Oxford University Press. Chapters 1-3.Wikstr&#246;m, Per-Olof H., Oberwittler, Dietrich, Treiber, Kyle &amp;amp; Hardie, Beth (2012). Breaking rules: The social and situational dynamics of young people&amp;#39;s urban crime. Oxford University Press.<h5>Hate crime, hate speech and radicalisation</h5>All of the following:Keipi, T., N&#228;si, M., Oksanen, A., &amp;amp; R&#228;s&#228;nen, P. (2017). Online hate and harmful content: Cross national perspectives. Routledge.Koomen, W., Van Der Pligt, J. (2016). The Psychology of Radicalization and Terrorism. Routledge.Williams, M. (2021). The Science of Hate: How prejudice becomes hate and what we can do to stop it. Faber &amp;amp; Faber.

Unit sketches criminological theories and their development over time. It presents relevant methodological issues and contemporary research on criminology.

Student can explain traditional criminological theories as well as contemporary theoretical approaches. Student can discuss ways to apply contemporary criminology into practice. Student understands methodological challenges and approaches of criminological research.

All of the following: Case, S., Johnson, P., Manlow, D., Smith, R. &amp;amp; Williams, K. (2021) The Oxford Textbook on Criminology. Oxford University Press, osat 2, 3 ja 5. Akers, Sellers, Jennings (2021). Criminological theories. Introduction, evaluation, and application. Oxford University press Gadd, D., Karstedt, S., Messner, S. (2011). The SAGE handbook of Criminological Research methods.

Unit introduces criminal policy as a foundation of criminal justice system but also as policy-level actions made to prevent criminal behaviour. It questions how and why we as society act towards criminal behaviour.

<a target="_blank">Student </a>can describe different uses of criminal policy. Student can discuss and argue how and why society acts and could act toward criminal behaviour. <a target="_blank">Student understands prime prevention practices</a>. <a target="_blank">Student is familiar with current trends and historical development of </a>criminal policy. The student has learned to use scientific knowledge in criminal political thinking and decision-making. The student recognises social practices connected to criminal policy.

Hjalmarsson Randi (2022): Social policies as crime control. Research report. Loeffler, Charles &amp;amp; Daniel Nagin (2022). The Impact of Incarceration on Recidivism. Annual Review of Criminology 5: 1, 133&#8211;152.Nelken, David (2019). Whose Best Practices? The Significance of Context in and for Transnational Criminal Justice Indicators. Journal of Law and Society 46: 1, 531&#8211;550.Andersen, Syn&#248;ve &amp;amp; Jordan M Hyatt (2018). Randomized experiments in Scandinavian criminal justice. Reviewing the past and looking to the future. European Journal of Criminology 17: 3.Kainulainen, H., Honkatukia, P., &amp;amp; Niemi, J. (2022). The invisible victim in criminal policy. Bergen Journal of Criminal Law &amp;amp; Criminal Justice, 9(2), 21. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15845/bjclcj.v9i2.3522" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.15845/bjclcj.v9i2.3522</a>

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Violence and Victimisation, 5 cr

Current Debates in Criminology, 5 cr

Criminological Theories and Methodology, 5 cr

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