COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6088 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYKUT ÇALIŞKAN

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

Based on the functions of order, coercion and justice of law, criminal justice in the sociological context covers the issues of ensuring social order, analyzing, and punishing crimes that disrupt social order. For this purpose, it is aimed to conduct scientific studies based on the actors and institutions involved in criminal justice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Having knowledge of law,
2   To learn the basic concepts and institutions of law,
3   Learning the components of criminal justice,
4   To learn the Turkish legal system.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Function of the Criminal Justice System in the Legal Order
2 Modern Criminal Law and History
3 Criminal Trial and Procedure-1
4 Criminal Procedure and Procedure-2
5 Protection Measures
6 Criminal Justice Processes-1
7 Criminal Justice Processes-2
8 Midterm
9 Criminal Justice Processes-3
10 Execution Institution, Prisons, Judicial Control and Probation
11 Transformation of Prisons as Institutions of Confinement
12 Labor and Working Life in Prisons
13 Outside Prisons and Convict Families
14 Punishment Regime in Turkey
15 Effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aykut ÇALIŞKAN (Ed.), Ceza Sosyolojisi, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2023.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aykut.caliskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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