6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1020542BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
This course examines the Belgian legal framework on 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? We study, among other things, the legal definition of an offence and its extensions and mitigations as well as the different types of penalties and how they must be imposed. We learn how these abstract provisions are applied to concrete facts and individuals.
The course consists of lectures and practical seminars, the latter offering additional information, illustrations and exercises. It includes the following topics:
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 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).
Digital lectures will be available for working students. More information will be communicated via the course unit platform in Canvas.
1. Teaching results of the program
2. Teaching results of the course
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 25% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Student evaluation is conducted by means of (1) a written examination on the lectures (graded on 15 out of 20 points) and (2) an evaluation in the course of the practical seminars (graded on 5 out of 20 points).
The examination on the lectures consists of a test with questions on the course material, i.e. the information given in class (eg power point presentations) and the textbook of A. De Nauw and F. Deruyck. A list with text passages excluded from the exam will be provided by the lector.
The lecture exam covers the material covered in the lectures (including power point presentations) as well as all material in the textbook. This book must be completely known, except for the passages that are explicitly said to be omitted. A list of omitted passages will be distributed by the instructor. The examination at the lectures is written and consists of a case question (at 10 out of 15 points) and several mc questions (at 5 out of 15 points).
Questions that can be asked based on the case during the written:
Examples of multiple choice questions (5 out of 15 points of the written). will be communicated via canvas.
The evaluation related to the practical seminars (graded on 5 out of 20 points) consists of (a) an evaluation of participation in the seminar (3 points) and (b) a written test (2 points).
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 following session. In the absence of such written attestation, 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 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 topic as defined by the teaching assistant. 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)