6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 1020545BNW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
In this course, we focus on the Belgian legal framework of criminal punishment: when is behaviour considered to be punishable and how is this operationalised in the evaluation and punishment of particular behaviour of an individual?
Attention is directed to the framework of rules involved in criminal procedure under Belgian law: what happens when an individual is accused of a crime, the investigation, accusation, judgment, acquittal and in what way the punishment is carried out effectively. The individuals who are concerned during the procedure will be explored with correct use of legal terminology.
The course consists of lectures and practical seminars offering additional information, illustrations and exercises. Various legislative will be added during the lectures and practical seminars.It includes the following topics:
I. General introduction structuring, the steps of the criminal procedures and individuals involved
II. rights of defence
III. criminal and civil proceedings
IV. the different stages of criminal investigation and prosecution
V. the procedure during trial
VI. Sanctions and proof
VII. Execution of sentences, confiscation, …
VIII. Alternative penalties: guilty plea, mediation, ..
It is recommended to make use of a codex (legal textbook) during the exam. Such codex can be used under the following conditions:
Codices are inspected during the exam. A codex which does not comply with the guidelines as set out above, will be temporary confiscated and cannot be used during the exam.
These rules are to be considered as "additional rules", i.e. an explicit deviation from the supplementary faculty regulations regarding the use of tools during exams (November 27, 2012), article 2 (aanvullend facultair reglement met betrekking tot het gebruik van hulpmiddelen tijdens examens d.d. 27 november 2012).
1. Teaching results of the program
2. Teaching results of the course
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 25% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The process of student evaluation for this course is a combination of (1) an examination on the lectures (graded on 15 out of 20 points) and (2) an evaluation in the context of the practical seminars (graded on 5 out of 20 points).
The examination on the lectures (graded on 15 out of 20 points) consists of a classical test with questions on the course material, i.e. the information given in class (eg power point presentations) and the textbook of Filiep Deruyck. A list with text passages excluded from the exam will be provided by the lector.
The examination is an oral test consisting of two parts: (a) knowledge questions (10 points) and (b) open questions (5 points). The student will have preparation time before starting the exam (the answer needs to be drafted by the student).
Illustrations of multiple choice questions and coaching on the required testing skills will be provided during the lectures and can be consulted through blackboard. Example of an open question: “Explain the differences between the assistance of a lawyer during the hearing executed by the police and the judge of instruction. Please explain this for a suspect and a civil party, taken into account the different steps of the procedure”. Example of a knowledge question: “Please explain the procedure of guilty plea”.
The evaluation related to the practical seminars (graded on 5 out of 20 points) consists of three parts: (a) an evaluation of participation in the seminar (1 points), (b) a written test and (c) report concerning court visit.
Working students can ask to write an essay to replace (b) and (c).
Attendance of each session of the practical seminar is obligatory, and will be registered at every session. Absence can be excused only by force majeure (e.g. illness). Written attestation is required and needs to be provided at the subsequent session. In the absence of such written account, or in the event an assignment or test is ignored, the student is excluded from the first exam period and will be directed to the second exam period. If an assignment is delivered past the deadline, grading will be adjusted accordingly. In the event of repeated absences (even if excused), an additional assignment will be imposed.
The evaluation result for the practical seminar in the first exam period is retained for the second exam period. However, the student can explicitly waive this result in a written request addressed to the dean, lector and teaching assistant before July 15th of the same year. The student will then be assigned to draft a paper on an imposed topic. The student will be informed on the topic (and deadline) of his assignment after the deliberation of the first exam period, and the paper is discussed with the teaching assistant in the course of the second exam period.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Verkort traject 1 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 2 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 4 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 5 (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Political Science and Sociology: - afstudeerrichting sociologie, minor criminologische wetenschappen (only offered in Dutch)