Théories criminologiques sociologiques

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BROCHURE

academic year

2024-2025

2025-2026

Course teacher(s)

Carla NAGELS

ECTS credits

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

This course visits the various criminological theories from the birth of this discipline until our days. It tends to deliver a sociological analysis of these various theories: it places them in their social context of emergence and analyzes their contributions to the discipline. It emphasizes the fact that the coherence of criminology- a discipline built itself from scattered knowledges - needs to be questioned. Indeed, the history of criminology is crossed by conflicts between various disciplines, mutual misunderstandings, but also accumulation of knowledge on crime and crime prevention.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

To deliver to the students a sociological study of the various criminological theories so that they can be situated in the (sometimes stormy) contemporary debates crossing this discipline.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Courses requiring this course

Teaching methods and learning activities

ex-cathedra

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

syllabus

Other information

Contacts

Secrétariat facultaire : 02.650.39.36, 39.37, 39.40, 39.41 Carla Nagels (cnagels@ulb.ac.be, tel: 02/650.39.67)