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Topical Issues in Crime Prevention
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:17.05.2024 18:23:14
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_504 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Civil and Military Defense; Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilze Bērziņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 24 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 48 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 64 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of police work. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To introduce students to the current problems and competence of international police structural units in cooperation with citizens. Tasks: to build theoretical and practical skills in communication with the parties involved in situations, other state and local government institutions, different population groups. To carry out preventive work, paying special attention to the prevention of theft, hate crimes, radicalization and violence. Gain knowledge about victims' rights, especially police work with vulnerable groups of persons and repeat victims. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction. Relevance of the topic - understanding of the relevance of crime prevention and the various concepts of "Community-oriented policing" in the world. Historical development of the issue in Latvia. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | International experience. Strategies of police services of EU member states and various forms of cooperation with citizens, implementing community-oriented policing methods. Documents and guidelines adopted by international human rights organizations (the United Nations, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) that determine the standards of behavior of employees of law enforcement institutions for working with society and treating vi | Lectures | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Application of current current police work methods to prevent terrorism and radicalization. Hate crimes in policing. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Current prevention projects and current initiatives of the European Union member states. Liaison with the organization of preventive work in the State Police: thefts (categorizing); prevention of international Internet crimes; vehicle theft prevention. Police Supervision (PIC). | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Organization of preventive work and evaluation criteria in foreign and Latvian practice. Determining the wishes of residents and various ways to do it (surveys, meetings of residents, world cafe, survey of residents). | Lectures | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Use of survey data obtained and obtained by the police, in the preparation of the local security plan. In-depth analysis of the security situation and coordination of actions with partners. Individual work on identifying and solving local security problems. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Application of prevention methods in daily work in your neighborhood - examples (Solving problems on the "place", etc. forms and practices of cooperation). | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | study trip | |||||||
| 8 | Environmental Design for Crime Reduction (CPTED) – The Police Officer as a Security Expert. A safe environment and the possibility to involve other partners. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||||
| 9 | Preparation of a presentation on an individually analyzed and solved security problem in the neighborhood - practice and evaluation of the results and presentation to the audience. Feedback from instructors and group members. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction. Relevance of the topic - understanding of the relevance of crime prevention and the various concepts of "Community-oriented policing" in the world. Historical development of the issue in Latvia. | Lectures | 0.40 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | International experience. Strategies of police services of EU member states and various forms of cooperation with citizens, implementing community-oriented policing methods. Documents and guidelines adopted by international human rights organizations (the United Nations, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) that determine the standards of behavior of employees of law enforcement institutions for working with society and treating vi | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Application of current current police work methods to prevent terrorism and radicalization. Hate crimes in policing. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Current prevention projects and current initiatives of the European Union member states. Liaison with the organization of preventive work in the State Police: thefts (categorizing); prevention of international Internet crimes; vehicle theft prevention. Police Supervision (PIC). | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Organization of preventive work and evaluation criteria in foreign and Latvian practice. Determining the wishes of residents and various ways to do it (surveys, meetings of residents, world cafe, survey of residents). | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Use of survey data obtained and obtained by the police, in the preparation of the local security plan. In-depth analysis of the security situation and coordination of actions with partners. Individual work on identifying and solving local security problems. | Lectures | 0.80 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Application of prevention methods in daily work in your neighborhood - examples (Solving problems on the "place", etc. forms and practices of cooperation). | Lectures | 0.80 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Environmental Design for Crime Reduction (CPTED) – The Police Officer as a Security Expert. A safe environment and the possibility to involve other partners. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||||
| 9 | Preparation of a presentation on an individually analyzed and solved security problem in the neighborhood - practice and evaluation of the results and presentation to the audience. Feedback from instructors and group members. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Group project, analysis of situations and problems, preparation of discussions and public presentations on the chosen security problem in the neighborhood. Analysis of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on police work and human rights. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | A student who has attended less than half of the lectures and has not successfully passed the practical work of the mid-examination – a presentation on a security problem may not be admitted to the exam. The final evaluation of the course consists of an evaluation of the individually performed security problem analysis (50%) and an exam grade (50%), the main criterion of which is the amount and quality of acquired knowledge. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The student will gain knowledge about the actualities of prevention work and community-oriented police work methods in Latvia and abroad. Knowledge of specific crime prevention and professional treatment of victims. Knowledge of modern prevention work methods and will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Skills to apply these methods in daily police work, skills to use the obtained results for work planning and crime reduction. Ability to analyze and solve the security situation and involve cooperation partners. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After completing the course, the student will be able to fulfill the prescribed duties in accordance with the prescribed requirements for working with victims. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Autoru kolektīvs Landmane D., Rinkevics A., Eināts K. Atkārtotu likumpārkāpumu novēršanas pamatprincipi. Valsts policija. Rīga, 2019, 112.lpp | ||||||||
| 2 | Autoru kolektīvs. Uz sabiedrību vērts policijas darbs Latvijā 2009. – 2012. gads. Pieredze un nākamie soļi, Valsts policija. 2012. 92.lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Autoru kolektīvs Ž. Ozoliņas redakcijā. Cilvēkdrošība Latvijā un pasaulē. Apgāds Zinātne, 2012, Rīga, 463. lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Autoru kolektīvs I. Ziemeles zinātniskajā redakcijā. Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā. Otrais papildinātais izdevums. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2021, 542. lpp. | ||||||||
| 5 | Bērziņa – Ruķere. Uz sabiedrību vērsta policijas darba metodes mūsdienu mainīgajā pasaulē. Socratis, 2019. Nr. 1 (13) | ||||||||
| 6 | Landmane D., Rikevics A. Policijas darba kvalitāte cietušo vērtējumā. Rīga, Valsts policija, 2013. gads, 62.lpp. | ||||||||
| 7 | Ronalds V. Klarks, Džons E. Eks. Noziedzības analīze 60 soļos. Valsts policija, 2011, 141.lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 8 | Jurista Vārds. Tematiskais izdevums: Naida noziegumi un naida runa: starptautiskie standarti, Latvijas regulējums un piemērošana, 2022. gada 21. jūnijs (nr. 25-26-1239-1240). | ||||||||
| 9 | Latvijas Republikas Valsts policijas Iekšējie normatīvie dokumenti | ||||||||
| 10 | Valsts policijas attīstības koncepcija | ||||||||
| 11 | Valsts policijas Prevencijas darba stratēģija | ||||||||
| 12 | Valsts policijas 100 gades grāmata. Valsts policija vakar, šodien, rīt, 2020. gads, 224.lpp. | ||||||||
| 13 | Eiropas Savienības dalībvalstu policijas prevencijas darba stratēģijas un labās prakses piemēri pieejami Eiropas Noziedzības novēršanas tīkla mājas lapā. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Starptautisko cilvēktiesību organizāciju dokumenti, kas nosaka tiesību aizsardzības institūciju vadlīnijas darbam ar sabiedrību. Eiropas policijas koledžas (CEPOL) Pētījumi un publikācijas, apmācības kursu materiāli. | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas policijas koledžas mājas lapa. | ||||||||
| 3 | Par Apvienoto Nāciju organizāciju organizācijas vadlīnijām tiesību aizsardzības institūciju darbiniekiem. | ||||||||
| 4 | http://www.un.org | ||||||||
| 5 | http://www.hrw.org | ||||||||
| 6 | Par Eiropas padomi un Eiropas padomes cilvēktiesību uzraudzības mehānismiem Spīdzināšanas novēršanas komiteju un Eiropas komiteju pret rasismu un neiecietību. | ||||||||
| 7 | Eiropas cilvēktiesību tiesas mājas lapa, kur pieejami spriedumi par Latviju | ||||||||
| 8 | Par EDSO | ||||||||
| 9 | www.osce.org | ||||||||
| 10 | Vadošo tiesību zinātņu un kriminālās justīcijas pētniecības institūtu mājas lapas. | ||||||||
