| CODE | CRI1003 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Key Issues in Policing | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Criminology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the students to the main and current key issues of policing, namely: police culture, interpersonal violence, racially-motivated hate crime, homophobia-motivated hate crime, the media's effect on policing, the treatment of offenders and victims; the informer system and cyber crime. Since the students are police cadets and cyber crime is fast gaining ground, a greater emphasis will be given to this issue. The students will be shown how technological advances and social media have changed how crime (in general) manifests itself and how, consequently, the police need to cyber-up and also patrol the cyber world, protecting victims and potential victims of cyber criminals (including sex predators) and cyber terrorists. Study-unit Aims: - To familiarise students with the issues of: police culture, interpersonal violence, cyber crime, racially-motivated and homophobia-motivated hate crime, restorative justice and the effect of the media on crime. - To make them aware of how criminals are keeping abreast with modern technology, particularly with what regards cyber crime. - To make them aware of basic ways through which the police can protect potential victims of cyber crime. - To make them aware of basic ways through which the police can assist victims of cyber crime. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - List the core elements of police culture; - Appreciate the multi-faceted nature of interpersonal violence; - Point out racially-motivated and homophobia-motivated hate crime and assist in sensitizing citizens about its adverse effects; - Understand the concept of: restorative justice; - Appreciate the effect of the media on crime and policing; - Understand the basic ways in which criminals and terrorists are making use of modern technology, particularly the internet, to victimize people; - Understand the basic ways through which the police can counteract cyber crime, even by assisting in preventing it. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss police culture; - Objectively analyze cases of interpersonal violence and assess the victim's needs; - Identify racially-motivated and homophobia-motivated hate crime, categorize it as such and assist in sensitizing the public about the plight of the victims of hate crime; - Acknowledge the potential benefits of restorative justice; - Analyze the open and hidden messages given by the media, acknowledge its consequent possible negative influence on crime as well as policing and possibly come up with countermeasures that the police can embark on; - Avoid falling prey to cyber criminals; - Advise others on how to prevent becoming victims of cyber crime; - Assist victims of cyber crime. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Adami, C., Basaglia, A. and Tola, V. (2002). Dentro la violenza: cultura, pregiudizi, stereotipi 鈥� Rapporto nazionale 鈥淩ete antiviolenza Urban鈥�. Milano: FrancoAngeli. - Augoustinos, M. and Reynolds, K. J. (2006) "Understanding Prejudice, Racism and Social Conflict". Sage: UK. - Barker, C (2008) "Cultural Studies" (3rd Ed.). Sage: UK. - Birzer, M.L. and Roberson, C. (2007) Policing Today and Tomorrow. Pearson and Prentice Hall: USA. - Bowling, B. (1999) "Violent Racism: Victimization, Policing and Social Context". Oxford University Press: UK. - Buzawa, E. S. and Buzawa, C. G. (1990). Domestic violence: The criminal justice response. London: Sage Publications.Dempsey, J.S. and Forst, L.S. (2010) An Introduction to Policing (5th Ed.). Delmar Cengage Learning: UK. - Gabbidon, S.L. (2010) "Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice: An International Dilemma". Sage: UK. - Gabbidon, S.L. and Greene, H. T. (2009) "Race and Crime" (2nd Ed.). Sage:UK. - Grieve, J., Harfield, C. and MacVean, A. (2007) Policing. Sage: UK. - Hague, G. and Malos, E. (2005). Domestic violence: Action for change (3rd Ed.). UK: Cromwell Press. - Higgins, G. (2009), Cybercrime: An Introduction to an Emerging Phenomenon, McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, ISBN-13: 978-0073401553. - Home Affairs Select Committee (1993). Report on Domestic Violence. Malta: Government Printing Press. - McQuade III, S. C. (2008), Encyclopedia of Cybercrime, [Kindle Edition] Greenwood. - Klein, E., Campbell, J., Soler, E. and Ghez, M. (1997). Ending domestic violence: Changing public perceptions/halting the epidemic. London: Sage Publications. - Knepper, P. (2007). Criminology and Social Policy. London: Sage. - Miller, S., Blackler, J. and Alexandra, A. (2006) Police Ethics (2nd Ed.). Allen and Unwin:Australia. - Leone, U. (1993). International Criminology. UNICRI: Rome. - Myers, J. E. B. (1992). Legal issues in child abuse and neglect. UK: Sage. - Naffine, N. (1997). Feminism and criminology. Australia: Allen & Unwin. - Palmiotto, M.J. (2005) Policing: Concepts, Strategies, and Current Issues in American Police Forces (2nd Ed.). Carolina Academic Press: USA. - Palmiotto, M.J. and Unnithan, N.B. (2011) Policing and Society: A Global Approach. Delmar Cenga. - Perlmutter, D. D. (2000). Policing the media: Street cops and public perceptions of law enforcement. London: Sage Publications. - Wall, D. S. (2007). Cybercrime: The transformation of crime in the information age. Polity, ISBN-13: 978-0745627366. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Trevor Calafato (Co-ord.) Manwel Salvinu Camilleri |
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