The aim:
1. The aim is to familiarize students with the theories of various criminology schools on the etiology of crime.
2. The aim is to familiarize students with the research methods used in the study of the phenomenon of crime.

Acquired knowledge:
1. Students know the theories of various criminology schools on the etiology of crime.
2. Students know research methods used in the study of the phenomenon of crime.

Acquired skills:
1. Students are able to identify various factors influencing the development of the phenomenon of crime.
2. Students are able to correctly select and apply research methods to study the phenomenon of crime.

Acquired social skills:
1. Students are familiar with the issues of crime threats, including its types and international aspect, and are willing to take the initiative in preventive activities the scope of drawing legal consequences.

Course contents: 
1. Introductory classes.
2. Criminology paradigms; the classic paradigm.
3. Positivist criminology.
4. Anti-naturalistic criminology.
5. Neoclassical criminology.
6. Methodology of criminological research -, sampling.
7. Statistics.
8. Self-reporting, victimization research.
9. Stanford prison experiment.
10. Milgram’s experiment.
11. Albert Bandura’s experiment.
12. What is criminal etiology? The etiology of criminal victimization.
13. Rational Choice Theory. Citation and Content Analysis.
14. Crime Classification Systems. Crime Mapping.
15. Crime Reports and Crime Statistics. Criminal Justice Program Evaluation.
16. Criminology and Public Policy. Edge Ethnography.
17. Fieldwork in Criminology. Quantitative Criminology.
18. Preventing Crime and Improving Justice.

Recommended reading: 
1. Criminology. Theories, Patterns, and Typologies, Siegel, L.J., Cengage Learning. Boston 2016.
2. Space, place and crime: Hot spot areas and hot places of liquor-related crime, Block, R.L., Block, C.R., Criminal Justice Press. Washington 1995.
3. Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory, Green, D.P., Shapiro, I., Yale University Press. New Haven 1994.
4. Criminal Man, Lombroso, C., Duke University Press. North Carolina 2006.
5. International Handbook of Criminology, Knepper, P., Kett, M., Shoham, S.G., CRC Press. 2010.
6. Fundamentals of Crime Mapping , Hill, B., Paynich, R., Jones & Bartlett Learning. 2013.
7. Crime Classification Manual: A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes , Douglas, J.E., Burgess, A.W., Ressler, R.K., Burgess, A.G., Wiley . 2013.
8. Practical Program Evaluation for Criminal Justice , Vito, G.F., Higgins, G.E., Routledge. 2015.
9. Criminology and Public Policy: Putting Theory to Work , Barlow, H.D., Decker, S.H., Temple University Press . 2010.
10. The Routledge Handbook of Quantitative Criminology , Copes, H., Miller, J.M., Routledge. 2020.

Additional reading: 
1. Problemy związane z pomiarem przestępczości , Błachut, J., Wolters Kluwer. 2007.