Sociology of social deviance-crime

Pre-requisites: Students should possess knowledge in Introduction to Sociology 1. Students should also be able to read materials in a foreign language.

Course objectives: The goal of this course is for students to become familiar with the theories of deviant behavior and manifestations of socially unacceptable behaviors, methods and the types of its control.

Course description: During the course students are familiarized with the most important issues related to criminal behavior and its social control.Along with examining the theoretical and methodological aspects of crime and delinquency, these issues will also be detailed from several dimensions: phenomenological, etiological and victimological. Formal and informal types of social control will be examined, including comparing local to global experiences and responses to crime.

Learning Outcomes: After completing this course, students will be able to independently study and empirically examine the sociological aspects of crime and the mechanisms of control(formal and informal)related to the above-mentioned theories and ideas on social deviance.

Literature/Reading:

• Ignjatović Đ. (2011): Kriminologija, Dosije, Beograd
• Ignjatović Đ. (2009): Teorije u kriminologiji, Pravni fakultet u Beogradu, Beograd