Your transaction is in progress.
Please Wait...
Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Social Service
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
03061003 Criminality and Social Work 3 Autumn 5 3+0+0 4 4
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques Düz anlatım Sınıf içi tartışma Örnek vaka sunumu Literatür tarama
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites Yoktur.
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Demet AKARÇAY ULUTAŞ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Demet AKARÇAY ULUTAŞ C-223 [email protected] 7460
Course Content
The concept of crime and theories of delinquency, rights and needs of children, youth and adults who turn to crime, analysis of structures leading to delinquency, intervention strategies and policies, analysis of relevant legislation, preventive social service strategies, probation, probation practices in the world and in Turkey.
Objectives of the Course
The main purpose of this course; It is to teach rehabilitative social work intervention methods to students in order to provide social harmony and integration of criminals by revealing the reasons that lead individuals to crime.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 Has knowledge of sociocultural environment and human behavior. 2
P2 Has knowledge of contemporary management in human service organizations. 1
P3 Has knowledge of difference and diversity for social work practice. 2
P4 Professional Relationship and has the ability to communicate effectively. 3
P8 Has the ability to observe human rights and social justice in practice. 4
P10 Demonstrates ethical and professional behavior. 2
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 General introduction, explanation of the content of the course, in-class discussion on the concept of crime
2 Theories of guilt (I)
3 Sociological analysis of structures that lead to delinquency
4 The phenomenon of guilt in literature: sample readings
5 The phenomenon of guilt in cinema: movie screening
6 Who is the juvenile delinquent, what are their needs and rights? classroom discussion
7 What are the rights and needs of young and adult delinquents? classroom discussion
8 Midterm
9 Delinquency prevention: intervention strategies
10 Social work and delinquency: Defense, rehabilitation and preventive social work strategies of offenders, examples of practice (I)
11 Social work and delinquency: Defence, rehabilitation and preventive social work strategies of offenders, examples of practice (II)
12 Evaluation of social work legislation and social policies related to the field of delinquency
13 What is probation? Probation legislation and best practices (I)
14 What is probation? Probation legislation and best practices (II)
Textbook or Material
Resources Bu derste materyal olarak; öğretim elemanı tarafından hazırlanan ders notları, makaleler, olgu sunumları ve konularına göre hazırlanmış slaytlar kullanılacaktır.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Quiz - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 4 56
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 3 8 24
Midterms 1 15 15
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 25 25
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 120
Total Work Load / 30 4
Course ECTS Credits: 4