Criminological and Penal Law perspectives on Corruption, Economic and Organised Crime (PED)

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The objective of the programme “Criminological and Penal Law perspectives to Corruption, Economic and Organised Crime” is to train students in the study, theoretical deepening, scientific research, application of the law and the design of anti-crime policy programmes, regarding the phenomena of economic and organised crime with a focus on the phenomenon of corruption, especially in the public sector.

Goal
This programme aims a) to provide specialized scientific and in-depth theoretical knowledge of its subject, b) to provide students with the skills to familiarize themselves with the methods of systematic study, scientific research and analysis of the criminological and criminal aspects of corruption, serious economic and organized crime and, in particular, the social conditions that produce them, c) to provide the basic skills required for students to be able to follow international trends and developments in the field of corruption and organized crime, d) to provide students with the basic skills required to be able to follow international trends and developments in corruption and organized crime and, in particular, the social conditions that produce them, e) to provide students with the basic skills required to be able to follow international trends and developments in corruption and organized crime and, in particular, the social conditions that produce them, f) to provide students with the basic skills required to be able to follow international trends and developments in corruption and organized crime and, in particular, the social conditions that produce them.

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Upon completion of the programme, students will be able to carry out scientific research work in the field and respond as executives of the public or private sector to the needs of prevention and suppression of these phenomena. In particular, they will be able to respond to the design and implementation of controls, investigation, detection and prevention of these phenomena as well as to deal with cases of corruption, economic and organised crime, and finally to design individual measures and integrated programmes of anti-crime policy.

Specifically, graduates of the programme will be able to:

have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the epistemological perspectives, theoretical approaches, conceptual categorisations and definitions of corruption, economic and organised crime as social phenomena with criminal value;
systematically investigate, analyse, analyse, weigh and evaluate the social causes, systemic factors, socio-political and economic background and social consequences of corruption, economic and organised crime
be familiar with the legislation concerning the functioning of the public sector and related to the phenomena covered by the programme;
have an adequate knowledge of the criminal law and criminal procedure legislation relating to these categories of crime and an understanding of the possibilities, limits and consequences of such legislation when dealing with these phenomena in criminal law;
understand the subculture, the modus operandi, the operational and social organisation of those involved in various ways in these phenomena, in particular the meaning they give to their actions;
identify, understand and analyse the various forms in which the above-mentioned phenomena occur and their level of symbiotic relationship with the legal economy, public administration and politics;
7. carry out scientific research and make quantitative and qualitative correlations and comparative analyses of data on the structure and evolution of these phenomena;
systematically analyse, qualitatively process and systematically compare data on hypotheses;
become familiar with the multidimensional aspects of anti-crime policy and, in particular, be able to: (a) analyse, compare and evaluate legal policy differences in trends, operational patterns of anti-crime policy and the factors influencing the adoption of individual measures; (b) have an adequate knowledge of the functioning of criminal standardisation and the factors influencing its institutionalisation; (c) be familiar with and monitor the international dimensions and European and international initiatives to address the phenomena of crime and the impact of criminalisation on the development of the criminal justice system;
10. understand their professional mission on a case-by-case basis and acquire professional skills that will enable them to constantly weigh up the importance of their role as professionals and to perform their duties in a legal, fair and effective manner and, in particular, will be able to: i) undertake systematic comparative analyses of different crime cases/cases; ii) as competent persons, take initiatives to prevent and deter the concealment of the phenomena addressed by the MSc and in their working life; iii) as competent persons, undertake initiatives to prevent and deter the concealment of the phenomena addressed by the MSc and in their working life; iv) as competent persons, undertake initiatives to prevent and deter the concealment of the phenomena addressed by the MSc and in their working life
develop partnerships and relationships of trust with colleagues, competent authorities, citizens, organisations, etc.
propose, design and evaluate measures, strategic programmes of anti-crime policy and individual policies to combat corruption in economic and organised crime at national, regional and local level and to formulate plans for intervention or management by the authorities of individual cases

In order to fulfill the objectives of the programme and to facilitate the implementation of its teaching work, the competent bodies of the programme may enter into collaborations with national and international authorities, institutions, services, etc. that perform work similar or identical to the subjects of the programme or that can assist in this work with modern technological, audiovisual or other means.

Programme Classification: Master of Arts

Programme Title in English : Criminological and Penal Law Perspectives on Corruption, Economic and Organised Crime

ECTS Credits:120

Duration of study: the minimum duration is two (2) academic years, i.e. four (4) academic semesters.

Language of instruction:Greek

Classification according to Unesco code ISCED-2011:

By level of study: 7

Classification according to Unesco code ISCED-2013:

By field of education: 0388- Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving social sciences, journalism and information/0388- Interdisciplinary programme in the fields: 0314 – Sociology and cultural studies & 0421-Law

The Post-graduate programme accepts graduates or higher institution diplomas of related disciplines. The programme is offered in Greek.

The knowledge of a foreign language and good computer-Internet skills would be useful for the successful participation in the programme.

Note:

Holders of a degree or diploma of higher education means graduates of Greek Universities or Polytechnics or Higher School of Fine Arts or Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education or Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI) or those who hold academically equivalent first cycle degrees from recognized foreign educational institutions with the degrees awarded by the Greek Higher Educational Institutions, in accordance with the provisions of article 304 of Law No. 4957/2022 (Government Gazette 141/21.07.2022, vol.)

Marking:

For the evaluation of the application to the Postgraduate Studies Programme, it will be examined whether the candidate’s institution of study is or may be included in the National Register of Recognised Higher Education Institutions of Foreign Countries and whether the candidate’s degree is or may be included in the National Register of Types of Degrees of Recognised Institutions of Foreign Countries.

The Hellenic Open University, if the degree is included in the list of article 307 of Law No. 4957/2022, must request a “Certificate of Place of Study”, which is issued and sent by the foreign university. If the place of study or part of the studies is confirmed as the Greek territory, the degree is not recognized, unless the part of the studies that took place in the Greek territory is in a public higher education institution or in a recognized foreign educational institution within the meaning of paragraph b) of article 299 of Law No. 4957/2022.

Structure / Thematic Units.
1st Semester

2nd Semester

3rd Semester

4th Semester

Teaching methodology
remotely using the H.O.U.’s e-learning platform and conducting Group Counselling Meetings (tele-GCM, face-to-face).

Instructions for the declaration of Thematic Units

Students can choose from one (1) to three (3) units in each semester. The selection of the units is made in sequential order and therefore follows the numbering of the subjects in the programme. Consequently, if in the first semester students choose one unit, they must choose unit PED50 “Crime Social Control and Criminal Suppression”; if they choose two units, they must choose unit PED50 “Crime Social Control and Criminal Suppression” and unit PED51 “The Criminology of Economic Crime and Corruption” offered in the same semester. If they wish to choose all three topics, they will also choose unit PED52. In the process of declaring a unit, the units of the previous semesters should be exhausted first and then, the unit of the following semesters should be declared. In case students have not completed some units from a semester, then they select the remaining units from the same semester and can also select the necessary number of units from the next semester to complete the total of 3 units.
Attendance in the four semesters of the programme is also determined by the following prerequisites:

a) The attendance of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory (PED63) requires that students have successfully completed the units of the first and second semester and have the right to participate in the examinations of at least two units of the third semester. In other words, it is required that either all the units of the programme have been completed, or that up to two (2) units of the third (3rd) semester only remain for examinations.

b) Students may undertake the Postgraduate Thesis (PED PT) after successful completion of all the units of the programme.

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMME OF STUDIES

Sofia Vidali, Professor
Subject: Criminology and Anti-Crime Policy

e-mail: vidali.sofia@ac.eap.gr

COORDINATORS

PED50	KOUROUTZAS	CHRISTOS	CV
PED51	GASPARINATOU	MARGARITA	CV
PED52	DIONUSOPOULOU	ATHANASIA	CV
PED53	CHLOUPIS	GEORGIOS	CV
PED54	CHLOUPIS	GERORGIOS	CV
PED55	PETROPOULOS	VASILIOS	CV
PED60	GASPARINATOU	MARGARITA	CV
PED61	VIDALI	SOFIA	CV
PED62	KOULOURIS	NIKOLAOS	CV
PED63	VIDALI	SOFIA	CV