Bachelor's Degree in Criminology

Knowledge

• Identify the sociological foundations of criminology.
• Demonstrate the personal attitudes of autonomy, responsibility, effort, critical thinking and scientific rigour in professional work.
• Identify the scientific status of criminology and its biological, psychological, pedagogical and sociological foundations.
• Correctly use the methods and techniques of social science research.
• Clearly describe the legal dimension of a criminological problem (KTO3).
• Recognise gender differences in crime and victimisation.
• Intervene effectively in processes of caring for crime victims.
• Identify the gender perspective in criminological analysis.
• Identify the fundamentals of qualitative analysis.

Skills

• Intervene professionally in preventive actions, conflict resolution or victim care on the basis of scientific evidence and in accordance with the values of deconfliction and the prevention of new conflicts.
• Using crime databases in criminological investigations.
• Working effectively to assist crime victims.
• Present the structural factors that explain the territorial concentration of crime to a specialised audience.
• Effectively implement advisory tasks on criminological problems.
• Design research using either a qualitative or quantitative methodology following the guidelines of the funding agencies (background, objectives, hypotheses, methods and expected results).
• Design a criminological investigation that attends to structural factors.
• Conduct a literature search in scholarly databases.
• Maintain an interest in the latest scholarly developments in the field of criminology.
• Effectively communicate criminological content in English to both non-specialised and specialised audiences.
• Effectively develop a safety audit or safety plan in the public or private sector.

Competences

• Choose the appropriate methodology to carry out the investigation.
• Use the English language to express themselves both orally and in writing.
• Apply empathy and listening skills to establish a good working alliance with the community, offenders and victims.
• Clearly describe the legal framework of a criminological intervention with a convicted person.
• Use respectful and non-stigmatising language with anyone involved in a conflict or crime problem.
• Discuss research results according to the objectives, showing how the knowledge that has been produced entail progress.
• Correctly define the elements that characterise criminal responsibility.
• Participate effectively in a public or private prevention or security team, contributing effectively to risk analysis and the implementation of preventive measures.
• Correctly conduct quantitative research in criminology with multivariate analysis.
• Develop the values of effort and responsibility in individual and group work.
• Rigorously apply the formal rules of academic work.