Course Detail
Course Detail
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIME, CRIMINITY, JUDICIAL SYSTEMS and SOCIAL WORK | YSHZ3112345 | Fall Semester | 2+0 | 2 | 3 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Sayra LOTFI |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assoc.Prof. Özgür SAĞLAM |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | It is aimed that the students will have the knowledge and skills; to understand how the Turkish justice system is organized, to define its functioning and characteristics, to carry out social service interventions for preventive and remedial purposes with all ages and sex offenders. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Definition, scope and basic characteristics of the forensic social work,Criminology science,Establishment and functioning of the Turkish justice system,Social work interventions related to the prevention of crime and the remedies of criminals,Social work interventions related to the prevention of crime and the remedies of criminals,Role and duties of the social worker in the police organization ,Role and duties of the juvenile courts and social worker ,Role and duties of the child rehabilitation and social worker ,Roles and duties of adult criminal breeding and social worker ,Role and duties of supervised freedoms and social worker ,Forensic medicine and social services,Social services programs and interventions for victims ,Role and duties of family courts and social worker ,General evaluation of the course. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| It explains the concepts of crime and criminality from sociological, psychological, and legal perspectives. | 10, 16, 9 | C |
| It explains the structure, functioning, and fundamental judicial mechanisms of the legal system from a social work perspective. | 10, 16, 9 | C |
| It defines the roles, responsibilities, and areas of intervention for social workers within the legal system. | 10, 6, 9 | C |
| It evaluates social service practices carried out with individuals, families, and children in legal proceedings. | 10, 5, 6, 9 | C |
| It analyzes social problems related to crime within the framework of human rights and ethical principles. | 10, 16, 9 | C |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 5: Cooperative Learning, 6: Experiential Learning, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | C: Multiple-Choice Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition, scope and basic characteristics of the forensic social work | Reading the relevant parts of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 2 | Criminology science | Reading the relevant sections of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 3 | Establishment and functioning of the Turkish justice system | Reading the relevant sections of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 4 | Social work interventions related to the prevention of crime and the remedies of criminals | Reading the relevant parts of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 5 | Social work interventions related to the prevention of crime and the remedies of criminals | Reading of the relevant parts of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 6 | Role and duties of the social worker in the police organization | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 7 | Role and duties of the juvenile courts and social worker | Reading the relevant sections of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 8 | Role and duties of the child rehabilitation and social worker | Read the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 9 | Roles and duties of adult criminal breeding and social worker | Reading of relevant sections of resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 10 | Role and duties of supervised freedoms and social worker | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 11 | Forensic medicine and social services | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 12 | Social services programs and interventions for victims | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 13 | Role and duties of family courts and social worker | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 14 | General evaluation of the course |
| Resources |
| • Ballar, Suat, Türk Hukukunda Sosyal Hizmet ve Çocuklar, İstanbul, Cem Ofset, 1988 • Bardak, Cengiz, Cezaların İnfazı ve İnfaz Müesseseleri, Ankara, Yetkin Yayınları, 1996 • Barker, Robert L., Douglas M. Branson, Forensic Social Work, New York, Haworth Press, 1993 • Croall, D.T., Criminal Justice, London, Longman, 1998 • İl, Sunay, “Adli Sosyal Hizmet”, Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt 4, No 2, 2003 • Koşar, Nesrin G., Sosyal Hizmetlerde Aile ve Çocuk Refahı Alanı, Ankara, Yargıçoğlu • Matbaası, 1989 • Loeber, Rolf, David P. Farrington, (eds.), Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders, Thousand • Oaks, Sage Publication, 1998 • McIvor, Gill (ed.), Working with Offenders, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1995 • McIvor, Gill, Peter Raynor (eds.), Developments in Social Work with Offenders, Jessica • Kingsley Publishers, 2007 • Uluğtekin, Sevda, Hükümlü Çocuk ve Yeniden Toplumsallaşma, Ankara, Bizim Büro, 1991 • Uluğtekin, Sevda, Çocuk Mahkemeleri ve Sosyal İnceleme Raporları, Bizim Büro, 1994 |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Acquires knowledge of social work theory and practice fields. | ||||||
| 2 | 2. Gains communication skills and knowledge. | ||||||
| 3 | 3. Obtains information about management and processes. | ||||||
| 4 | 4. Understands professional ethics, principles and values. | X | |||||
| 5 | 5. Uses required computer software, communication technologies and a foreign language. | ||||||
| 6 | 6. Acquires the skills of planning and developing for social policy and solving social problems with scientific data and evidence. | X | |||||
| 7 | 7. Improves skills for interpreting, synthesizing and using the knowledge gained from different disciplines to solve complex social problems. | X | |||||
| 8 | 8. Develops competency to cooperate with other occupations and disciplines for developing services in teamwork and individual responsibility. | X | |||||
| 9 | 9. Able to use methods and techniques to reach results of research and professional literature to follow and interpret in social work. | ||||||
| 10 | 10. Able to evaluate, criticize, analyze and synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired in the field. | X | |||||
| 11 | 11. Gains ability and competence to set goals for self-development of his area, to apply appropriate strategies for selected targets, to follow actual info and developments, to trace and evaluate the state of the projects for his goals. | ||||||
| 12 | 12. Capable to practice social work and train client groups on the basis of similarities and differences by recognizing the positive value of the differences. | X | |||||
| 13 | 13. Learns the effects of the social and cultural environment on human behavior and considers this effect in social work practice. | X | |||||
| 14 | 14. Able to perform Planned Changing Process (contact, diagnosis and assessment, planning, implementation, application, evaluation, termination, feedback and monitoring). | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 14 | 1 | 14 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 100 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(100/30) | 3 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIME, CRIMINITY, JUDICIAL SYSTEMS and SOCIAL WORK | YSHZ3112345 | Fall Semester | 2+0 | 2 | 3 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Sayra LOTFI |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assoc.Prof. Özgür SAĞLAM |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | It is aimed that the students will have the knowledge and skills; to understand how the Turkish justice system is organized, to define its functioning and characteristics, to carry out social service interventions for preventive and remedial purposes with all ages and sex offenders. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Definition, scope and basic characteristics of the forensic social work,Criminology science,Establishment and functioning of the Turkish justice system,Social work interventions related to the prevention of crime and the remedies of criminals,Social work interventions related to the prevention of crime and the remedies of criminals,Role and duties of the social worker in the police organization ,Role and duties of the juvenile courts and social worker ,Role and duties of the child rehabilitation and social worker ,Roles and duties of adult criminal breeding and social worker ,Role and duties of supervised freedoms and social worker ,Forensic medicine and social services,Social services programs and interventions for victims ,Role and duties of family courts and social worker ,General evaluation of the course. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| It explains the concepts of crime and criminality from sociological, psychological, and legal perspectives. | 10, 16, 9 | C |
| It explains the structure, functioning, and fundamental judicial mechanisms of the legal system from a social work perspective. | 10, 16, 9 | C |
| It defines the roles, responsibilities, and areas of intervention for social workers within the legal system. | 10, 6, 9 | C |
| It evaluates social service practices carried out with individuals, families, and children in legal proceedings. | 10, 5, 6, 9 | C |
| It analyzes social problems related to crime within the framework of human rights and ethical principles. | 10, 16, 9 | C |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 5: Cooperative Learning, 6: Experiential Learning, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | C: Multiple-Choice Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition, scope and basic characteristics of the forensic social work | Reading the relevant parts of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 2 | Criminology science | Reading the relevant sections of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 3 | Establishment and functioning of the Turkish justice system | Reading the relevant sections of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 4 | Social work interventions related to the prevention of crime and the remedies of criminals | Reading the relevant parts of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 5 | Social work interventions related to the prevention of crime and the remedies of criminals | Reading of the relevant parts of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 6 | Role and duties of the social worker in the police organization | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 7 | Role and duties of the juvenile courts and social worker | Reading the relevant sections of the sources recommended by the lecturer |
| 8 | Role and duties of the child rehabilitation and social worker | Read the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 9 | Roles and duties of adult criminal breeding and social worker | Reading of relevant sections of resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 10 | Role and duties of supervised freedoms and social worker | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 11 | Forensic medicine and social services | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 12 | Social services programs and interventions for victims | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 13 | Role and duties of family courts and social worker | Reading the relevant sections of the resources recommended by the lecturer |
| 14 | General evaluation of the course |
| Resources |
| • Ballar, Suat, Türk Hukukunda Sosyal Hizmet ve Çocuklar, İstanbul, Cem Ofset, 1988 • Bardak, Cengiz, Cezaların İnfazı ve İnfaz Müesseseleri, Ankara, Yetkin Yayınları, 1996 • Barker, Robert L., Douglas M. Branson, Forensic Social Work, New York, Haworth Press, 1993 • Croall, D.T., Criminal Justice, London, Longman, 1998 • İl, Sunay, “Adli Sosyal Hizmet”, Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt 4, No 2, 2003 • Koşar, Nesrin G., Sosyal Hizmetlerde Aile ve Çocuk Refahı Alanı, Ankara, Yargıçoğlu • Matbaası, 1989 • Loeber, Rolf, David P. Farrington, (eds.), Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders, Thousand • Oaks, Sage Publication, 1998 • McIvor, Gill (ed.), Working with Offenders, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1995 • McIvor, Gill, Peter Raynor (eds.), Developments in Social Work with Offenders, Jessica • Kingsley Publishers, 2007 • Uluğtekin, Sevda, Hükümlü Çocuk ve Yeniden Toplumsallaşma, Ankara, Bizim Büro, 1991 • Uluğtekin, Sevda, Çocuk Mahkemeleri ve Sosyal İnceleme Raporları, Bizim Büro, 1994 |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Acquires knowledge of social work theory and practice fields. | ||||||
| 2 | 2. Gains communication skills and knowledge. | ||||||
| 3 | 3. Obtains information about management and processes. | ||||||
| 4 | 4. Understands professional ethics, principles and values. | X | |||||
| 5 | 5. Uses required computer software, communication technologies and a foreign language. | ||||||
| 6 | 6. Acquires the skills of planning and developing for social policy and solving social problems with scientific data and evidence. | X | |||||
| 7 | 7. Improves skills for interpreting, synthesizing and using the knowledge gained from different disciplines to solve complex social problems. | X | |||||
| 8 | 8. Develops competency to cooperate with other occupations and disciplines for developing services in teamwork and individual responsibility. | X | |||||
| 9 | 9. Able to use methods and techniques to reach results of research and professional literature to follow and interpret in social work. | ||||||
| 10 | 10. Able to evaluate, criticize, analyze and synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired in the field. | X | |||||
| 11 | 11. Gains ability and competence to set goals for self-development of his area, to apply appropriate strategies for selected targets, to follow actual info and developments, to trace and evaluate the state of the projects for his goals. | ||||||
| 12 | 12. Capable to practice social work and train client groups on the basis of similarities and differences by recognizing the positive value of the differences. | X | |||||
| 13 | 13. Learns the effects of the social and cultural environment on human behavior and considers this effect in social work practice. | X | |||||
| 14 | 14. Able to perform Planned Changing Process (contact, diagnosis and assessment, planning, implementation, application, evaluation, termination, feedback and monitoring). | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |