The course aims to address the main theories of criminology and psychology on the subject of deviance, outlining the risk factors and protective factors both internal to the person and external, or related to the living environment. Therefore, both the personological and the social and cultural factors involved in marginal and deviant behavior will be examined. The course also provides for the acquisition of knowledge by the student of the various forms of marginalization and deviance and what may be the most functional responses from society. The aim of the course is the advanced acquisition of some basic concepts of social and clinical psychology, applied in a context of legal and judicial intervention. The program aims to illustrate an integrated approach of evaluation and intervention, to understand the complexity of the phenomena linked to marginality and deviance.

Illustration of the main theories of the Classical School to arrive at the most recent ones that envisage an interdisciplinary approach. The specificities of the different margins and deviations. A distinction will be made between occasional deviance, and the real criminal career, with an analysis of personal factors, personality characteristics, contextual factors and forms of belonging to subcultures. The various forms of deviance will be addressed: individual, group, organized, female and juvenile. The possible responses that society offers as forms of prevention and control will also be analyzed: from social interventions to juridical-normative ones. If deviance represents one of the forms of marginality that calls for timely responses and which above all involves security levels; it is also true that in society there are other forms of marginalization which are characterized by dysfunctional behaviors and which reflect a less "noisy" condition of maladjustment. The course also includes dealing with the forms of social maladjustment, from the most well-known to the most modern, coming to outline the factors of diversity, marginality and psycho-social disadvantage. Particular importance will also be given to the evaluation role to which the psychologist is called to make about the offender and to the factors of social danger, both internal and external. Particular attention will be paid to the psychological evaluation of both the victims and the perpetrators of the various crimes, such as: stalking, murder, pedophilia, etc. Particular attention will also be given to the investigation of criminogenetic and criminodynamic factors.  the following topics will be addressed:  introduction to civil / criminal law  situations of marginalization of minors  the ascertainment of sexual abuse  the witness  the ability to bear witness  the protected hearing and the probative incident  the recommendability  imputability  hints of forensic psychopathology  juvenile deviance  the treatment of sex offenders

In relation to the discipline, the student must show possession: - mastery of the knowledge of specialized disciplines; - understanding of the advanced concepts of the discipline; - the ability to use knowledge and concepts to reason independently on the problems of the discipline.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

FRONTAL LESSONS WILL BE HELD WITH PARTS OF EXERCISE, MOVIE VISION AND ILLUSTRATION OF FORENSIC CASES

Course books

FORNARI U. (2018) TRATTATO DI PSICHIATRIA FORENSE. UTET. (VII edizione). below the pages to study: from pag 56 to pag 599; from pag 670 to pag 829 and from pag 873 to pag 892

Assessment

THE EXAM WILL TAKE ORAL EXAMINING ALL THE MAIN TOPICS OF THE COURSE

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Course books

FORNARI U. (2018) TRATTATO DI PSICHIATRIA FORENSE. UTET. (VII edizione). below the pages to study: from pag 56 to pag 599; from pag 670 to pag 829 and from pag 873 to pag 892

Assessment

THE EXAM WILL TAKE ORAL EXAMINING ALL THE MAIN TOPICS OF THE COURSE

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.