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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Aelita Zīle
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Juridical Science
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Law

Objective

To provide students of the Master’s study programme with knowledge of the current trends in the development of crime and the possibilities of preventing and combating crime.
To promote the students' understanding of the essence of crime, the determinants thereof, connection with other processes of social, legal, and political nature.
Students are able to carry out research in the field of crime awareness. Analyse criminological processes in a creative and constructive manner, substantiate their opinion.

Prerequisites

Criminology, Sociology of Law.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Knowledge of criminological theories and schools, crime and other anti-social phenomena, determinants thereof, and learning about the criminal’s identity, theoretical and practical problems in preventing and combating crime.

Skills

Students acquire the skills and abilities to independently analyse different approaches, evaluating criminal phenomena and processes. Students have a broad understanding of the essence of crime, the determinants thereof, connection with other processes of social, legal, and political nature.

Competence

Students are able to independently analyse the situation, trends and determinants of economic and financial crime and develop the best methods of prevention of economic and financial crime. Students are able to carry out research work in the field of economic and financial crime investigation. Creatively and constructively analyse criminological processes that determine economic crime, substantiate their opinion.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Economic security, EDMz 2Master’sLimited choice