criminal justice and social services (2012/2013)

Course code 4S000957 Teacher Paolo Renon Coordinator Paolo Renon training credits 6 Study courses to which this belongs Laurea magistrale in Servizio sociale e politiche sociali"> Laurea magistrale in Servizio sociale e politiche sociali Disciplinary sector IUS/16 - Criminal Procedure Law Teaching language Italian Period Sem. 1B dal Nov 19, 2012 al Jan 20, 2013.

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Lecture timetable

Educational objectives

Following the evolution of the socio-economic context and the legal reference framework, social workers today find themselves, in the practice of their activities both as public or private employees and as independent practitioners, more and more frequently involved in sectors related to criminal justice. Among these, that pertaining to the detention penalty execution phase is particularly relevant. Thence the need, also for would-be social workers, to acquire a knowledge of the rules comprised by the current regulation of formal and substantial activities realizing the execution of an irrevocable criminal sentence, pronounced as a result of the trial.
The penal execution, traditionally conceived as an administrative phase of mere actuation of the prescription included in the sentence, has become a jurisdictional and dynamic phase, aimed at identifying the sanctionatory treatment most consistent with the rehabilitative goal of penalty sanctioned by the Constitution. The course – after a recapitulation of the essential issues of the subject – aims at highlighting the type, nature and purpose of the action required of the social operator and educator, both concerning the activities related to treatment of the convicted prisoner and with regard to the prospect of the prisoner himself/herself gaining access to measures alternative to detention, and of operative management of these measures.

Syllabus

Constitutional principles and international directives concerning penal execution – current regulations: principle choices and system options – the subject of penitentiary administration – penitentiary treatment – special surveillance regime and the so-called “hard prison” – Alternative measures to detention – surveillance procedure and administrative appeal procedure – diversified regimes concerning penal execution – drug- and alcohol- addicted convicts and alternative measures – pregnant women or mothers with children less than 10-year old and detention penalty execution regime – organized crime and alternative measures.
Course textbooks:
L. Scomparin, Il sistema penitenziario, in Guido Neppi Modona - Davide Petrini - Laura Scomparin, Giustizia penale e servizi sociali, Laterza, Bari, 2009, p.185-339.

Knowledge of the most relevant regulations pertaining to the course subject is mandatory. Therefore it is advisable to supplement study of the course textbook with consultation of the penitentiary statutes (L. 26 luglio 1975, n.354) and associated execution regulation (D.P.R. 30 giugno 2000, n.230), updated to 2011 (to be found separately or in an edition of the Penal Code and/or Code of Criminal Procedure in the section concerning complementary laws under the heading Penitentiary System).
Further indication will be given to attending students during the course.

Exam methods

It consists in an oral examination.

Statistics on students' past performance (Art. 2 del D.M. 31/10/2007, n. 544)

Data from AA 2012/2013 based on 9 students. I valori in percentuale sono arrotondati al numero intero più vicino.