9 ECTS credits
250 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4015519ENW for working students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
The course covers penal policy, imprisonment, community sanctions and immigration detention from national and international comparative perspectives in an in-depth, broadening and critical manner, with attention to recent developments in penological research and practice.
It focuses on the following themes: experiences of punishment, digitalization of sentence execution, international penological comparisons, bordered penality, release procedures, victims and restorative justice, and prison monitoring.
The course is taught alternately in Dutch and English. For Erasmus-students, the Dutch classes are replaced by literature and other digital material.
This course is organized during three weeks (on Monday, Tuesday and Friday) to guarantee an interactive and intensive interaction. Next to the theoretical lectures, guest lectures and debates are organized, inviting researchers and experts from the field. A detailed schedule will be made available through the learning platform CANVAS at the start of the academic year.
This course is also offered to work students. For them, two contact moments (Q&A) of maximum 2 hours each will be organized. During the first contact, information is provided on the content of the course, the college assignments and the exam. During the second contact moment, the opportunity will be given to ask questions about the course content with a view to preparing for the exam. The lessons for the day students are recorded (if permitted and if we do not experience any technical difficulties with recordings) and made available to all students through the learning platform CANVAS.
More information about the exam and the assignments will be provided through CANVAS at the start of the academic year.
Each year we try to organise optional visits to penitentiary settings.
Students can formulate criminological reflections in their own words on penal policy, imprisonment, community-based sanctions, restorative justice, and immigration detention from both national and international comparative perspectives.
Students can illustrate and discuss the discussed penological evolutions and debates in their own words.
Students can independently and in groups conduct research on penal policy, imprisonment, community-based sanctions, restorative justice, and immigration detention from both national and international comparative perspectives.
Students can critically analyze the scientific literature on penal policy, imprisonment, community-based sanctions, restorative justice, and immigration detention from both national and international (comparative) perspectives.
Students can develop their own perspective based on scientific insights into penal policy, imprisonment, community-based sanctions, restorative justice, and immigration detention from both national and international comparative perspectives.
Students can orally and in writing communicate research findings and their own insights clearly and succinctly, with attention to transparent and correct use of sources.
Students can handle the emotional aspects of the studied phenomena respectfully.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 60% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The assessment consists of the following assignment categories:
Due to the interactive nature of the subject, students are expected to be actively engaged in all classes.
All assignments must be submitted by the deadline according to the formal requirements before the student can participate in the exam.
If the student has not passed the entire course after the January exam period, partial credits for passed assignments are transferred according to the arrangement determined in the study guide on CANVAS.
The instructions on the use of AI can be found on the learning platform CANVAS.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Social Sciences: criminologische wetenschappen (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)