12 August 2022
Sometimes Crime IS the Rational Choice
Why do people commit crime? Because there’s no death penalty? They’re psychopaths? The crime gene? What about video games!? Sometimes Crime IS the Rational Choice answers these questions and more!
Course leader
Dr. Zachary Hays, Associate Professor,
Criminal Justice
California State University Bakersfield,
USA
Target group
• Advanced Bachelor
• Master
This course is designed for anyone interested in the major causes of crime (they might not be as simple as you think!) and what the Criminal Justice System can and/or should do about them!
Course aim
After this course you are able to:
1. Identify and understand with the most important theory of deviance, crime, and criminal justice behaviour.
2. Critically evaluate the logic of, and empirical research on, those theories.
3. Analyze and justify or challenge existing criminal justice policies and practices.
4. Use those theories to propose new criminal justice policies and practices.
Fee info
EUR 600: The fee includes the registration fees, course materials, access to library and IT facilities, coffee/tea, lunch, and a number of social activities.
Scholarships
We offer several reduced fees:
€ 540 early bird discount- deadline 1 April 2022 (10%)
€ 510 partner + RU discount (15%)
€ 450 early bird + partner + RU discount (25%)