1. General information
Course:
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CONTROL
Code:
51631
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
397 - DEGREE IN CRIMILOLOGY
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
3 - FACULTY OF LAW OF ALBACETE
Group(s):
10
Year:
4
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
ESTHER FERNANDEZ MOLINA
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Benjamín Palencia
DERECHO PÚBLICO Y DE LA EMPRESA
2759
esther.fdez@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The purpose of the course is to study in depth the punishment that should be provided to young people who commit crimes. Especially, the Spanish juvenile justice system will be studied. In order to successfully complete this subject, everything that you have already learned in Social Control and Institutions of Formal Social Control will be very useful. This course will allow you to learn about a system in which many criminologists work in different professions.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB02 | Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area. |
| CB04 | Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
| CE01 | To understand the main theoretical approaches developed by criminology and other social sciences on crime, victimisation and the social reaction to such behaviour. |
| CE04 | To know the functioning and development of social control institutions and their role in the prevention and prosecution of crime. |
| CG03 | To be able to work as a team member in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams and to contribute towards a common project. |
| CG04 | To have a critical awareness of social reality and social problems, respecting the principles of freedom, justice, equality, human rights, diversity, peace and universal accessibility. |
| CT02 | Knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies. |
| CT03 | Correct oral and written communication. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| To identify the role of the criminologist in each of the institutions of formal control and to differentiate them from those of other professionals. | |
| To be able to critically assess arguments based on scientific criteria in the forensic criminological field. | |
| To know the model of justice proposed by LO 5/2000, which regulates the criminal responsibility of minors, the principles that inspire it, the specialities of the process that are foreseen and the characteristics of the responses that are foreseen to punish young offenders. | |
| To know the history of juvenile justice and the different models of justice that have been adopted, in order to critically analyse the response to be provided to young people who commit offences. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1:
-
Unit 2:
-
Unit 3:
-
Unit 4:
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | CB02 CB04 CE01 CE04 CG03 CG04 CT02 CT03 | 0.72 | 18 | Y | N | ||
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CE01 CE04 | 1.52 | 38 | Y | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB02 CB04 CE01 CE04 CG04 CT03 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | N | ||
| Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | CB02 CB04 CG04 CT02 CT03 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | N | ||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB02 CB04 CE01 CE04 CG03 CG04 CT02 CT03 | 2.4 | 60 | Y | N | ||
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Combination of methods | CB02 CB04 CE01 CE04 CG03 CG04 CT02 CT03 | 1.2 | 30 | Y | N | ||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Final test | 60.00% | 100.00% | Final exam |
| Other methods of assessment | 40.00% | 0.00% | Classroom learning activities |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:To pass the course, the students must complete the training tasks planned to be carried out in the classroom and pass a final exam. The minimum mark to pass the evaluable activities will be 4. The course will only be considered passed if the student has obtained at least a 5 out of 10 in the final mark.
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Non-continuous evaluation:Students will be assessed with a final exam
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Students will be assessed with a final exam
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
The assessment will consist of a final examination which may be written or oral
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 2 |
| Unit 1 (de 4): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 4.5 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 9.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 15 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 7.5 |
| Unit 2 (de 4): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 4.5 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 9.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 15 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 7.5 |
| Unit 3 (de 4): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 4.5 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 9.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 15 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 7.5 |
| Unit 4 (de 4): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 15 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 7.5 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 4.5 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 9.5 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |