Sociology in security studies ERASMUS>KRY01

Sociology and security sciences, The concept of security, typologies, macrostructural aspects of security, Social sense of security and its determinants, sociology and psychology of conflicts, prejudices and stereotypes, phenomenon of crime among adults and juveniles, correctional and isolation institutions.
After the course the student will have the basic knowledge of sociology as an empirical science. Moreover, the student will be able to explain processes and mechanisms that determine public safety based on sociological theories, diagnose factors that increase social risk, and to critically analyze current events that affect the public's sense of security.
The student will also be prepared to both critically and independently analyze the social processes that determine a sense of security and to identify the micro- and macro-social factors underlying criminogenic behavior.