"G. d'Annunzio"
Prerequisites: No one
Educational objectives: The Teaching Module contributes to the achievement of the educational objectives of the Degree Course especially with reference to the purpose of acquiring adequate knowledge and analysis skills of the historical and socio-political context within which the phenomenon of crime, deviance, discomfort and social insecurity. It also contributes to the achievement of the objective of providing knowledge and analytical skills on the complex relationship between criminal phenomenon and social factors that contribute decisively to defining the models of justice adopted to face violent behavior in view of effective prevention for greater security. social. Particular attention will be paid to the emerging affirmation of restorative justice which in modern society tends to complement traditional punitive justice to meet the needs of crime victims in a new way and to limit the damage of the various parties involved in criminal events. At the end of the course students will be able to plan crime-fighting interventions taking into account the complexity of the phenomenon in the intertwining of legal, sociological and psychological factors.
Contents: a) In-depth analysis of the connections between justice, law and law with particular regard to the impact that the affirmation of the great idea of restorative justice has on the subject with its shocking repercussions on the system of punitive justice. b) Insights into the nature and function of punishment in modern criminal systems with reference to the conception of crimes and penalties according to an "abolitionist" approach as an alternative to repressive punitive thought.
Extended program: a) - The offender and the victim in the penal system - The juridical-cultural matrices of restorative justice - Restorative justice: terminological issues - Definitions on repaired justice - The dimensions of restorative justice (listening, empathy, recognition of the other, shame, trust). - The methods of restorative justice - Perspectives of training in restorative justice b) - Historical concepts on the function and philosophy of punishment - Reflections on the connection between crime, law and punishment - the presuppositions of abolitionist thought - Institutional monopoly on the power to punish or not. - The prison issue - representative figures of abolitionist thought
Reference texts: a) C. Mannozzi - G. A. Lodigiani, La giustizia riparativa. Formanti, parole e metodi, Giappichelli, Torino, 2017. b) V. Ruggiero, Il delitto, la legge la pena. La contro ida abolizionista, Edizioni Gruppo Abele, Torino, 2011
Teaching methods: • 72 hours of lectures, 6 hours intended for in-depth seminars on topics of particular interest with the intervention of experts, 6 hours for exercises and group work. • 13 hours of assisted study and revision of the topics dealt with in the classroom; • 140 hours of independent study • Total commitment: 72 hours of lessons, 13 hours of assisted study, 140 hours of independent study
Assessment methods: The verification procedures will consist of an oral interview in which, through specific questions (at least three) concerning all parts of the program, the degree of knowledge acquired by the student on the topics covered in the course will be ascertained as well as the ability to be able to use critically and to be able to apply to concrete cases the notions assumed. About halfway through the course, an intermediate test is scheduled with the administration of a questionnaire of 30 multiple choice questions for the ongoing assessment of the degree of learning on the program.
Other information: No one
