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CRIM-C403

Police (Théories et institutions)

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Sybille SMEETS (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

1) Police sociology: the police as object of knowledge; police mythology; police function vs policing 2) socio-political contextualization of Belgian police bodies (1830-nowadays) 3) The police reform : process, stakes and structure 4) the current police scene

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

The understanding of police as an object of knowledge. The analysis of the socio-political stakes of police function and of their links with safety policies. The knowledge of main results of police sociology and Belgian and foreign empirical researches.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Courses requiring this course

Teaching methods and learning activities

lecture (ex cathedra), illustrated with numerous examples from police pratices.

Other information

Contacts

Mme Sybille Smeets ; 02.650.46.42 ; ssmeets@ulb.ac.be

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

oral examination, with preparation. The evaluation is based on knowledge and understanding of the course and of several reading material.

Programmes