Criminological and Penal Law perspectives on Corruption, Economic and Organised Crime

PED50 Crime, Social Control and Penal Suppression

Unit Code:PED 50
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:First (1st)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The course’s object consists of the concepts and socio-historical conditions of creation, enforcement and violation of rules, the constitution and operation of criminality, the social control of crime (informal and, in particular, formal).

Specifically, this section examines: the relationship between social rules and legal rules (with emphasis on criminalization processes); the relativity of crime as a social and penal phenomenon; and the connection between crime and subordinate, dangerous classes, the selective function and discriminatory application of criminal law in relation to the over-representation of conventional/common crimes and the under-representation of economic crimes and criminals of the powerful; the role, distributions and consequences of social and criminal stigma; the basic principles of the foundation of criminal law.

It also briefly examines: the institutions and function of the criminal-suppressive system, the importance of criminal standardization, the elements of the structure of crime (wrongfulness, imputation) and their function in substantive criminal law, the characteristics and purposes of punishment and the types of criminal sanctions, the basic features of judicial sentencing and the fundamental principles of serving sentences, the basic aspects of procedural criminal law, in particular the rights of suspects and accused persons, the concept of fair trial, with emphasis on those points where there are divergences in the institutional framework for the criminal repression of corruption, economic crime and organized crime.

The course is structured in five different basic parts, in the context of which the following are examined:

The concept of crime, the creation of norms and theories of social control.
The functions and trends of formal social control.
The selective function of the agents of official social control, the processes and consequences of criminalization and criminalization, with special reference to the criminalization of the actions of powerful economic and political actors.
The structure and operation of the criminal justice system and the general principles of substantive and procedural criminal law, in particular as guarantees for the protection of the rights of accused and convicted persons and cases of derogation from these guarantees.
Social research into the institutions of criminal justice and its administration.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the unit students are expected to:

(a) understand and approach with theoretical and methodological competence the social causes of crime;

(b) develop a theoretical understanding of, and relate to real-life situations, the processes of criminalisation;

(c) understand and analyse the legal phenomenon of standardisation of crime and its distinction from the corresponding social phenomenon of offence against goods belonging to others;

(d) relate and critically analyse the theory, functions, transformations, limits and focus of formal social control, particularly in contemporary eras;

(e) understand and compare the functional relationship between the criminological and criminal approaches to the penal phenomenon;

(f) understand the importance of the fundamental principles of criminal law and protected fundamental rights in the context of penal repression;

(g) understand the basic methods for the correct attribution of factual data to the jurisprudential forms (objective and subjective substance) of crimes under the CC and specific criminal laws, in general and in the fields of interest of the postgraduate study programme;

(h) understand the importance of procedural rules and the framework set by these rules in order to handle cases under their responsibility and on the basis of these rules;

(i) understand the importance of respect for human rights in the context of penal repression;

(j) understand the range of social research and the basic principles of research methods.

Evaluation: Completion of written assignments during the academic semester which constitute a 40 percent of each student’s grade, if a pass is obtained in the final or repetitive examination. Final exam grades constitute a 60 percent of the students’ final course grade.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this Thematic Module.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning.

PED51 The Criminology of Economic Crime and Corruption

Unit Code: PED 51
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:First (1st)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The unit is structured in four individual core modules, in the context of which it is examined:

a) The extent, causes and aspects of financial crime and corruption. This section describes and analyses the conditions of appearance and development of economic crime and corruption in the context of each historical context, delineates the concept of the above crimes and comparatively analyses the criminological considerations on the causes and social construction of economic crime and corruption and systematically explains the various typologies and categories of economic crimes.

b) The social organization and the way of action. It examines the cultural dimensions, social organisation and branches of activity of economic crime and corruption, their relations with organised crime, legality, and the legal economy. The techniques and modus operandi are also examined, with an emphasis on corruption, political corruption, offshore companies, the role of banks, money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance and the financing of other illegal criminal activities.

c) The impact and organisation of the official social reaction. The various consequences and implications of the spread of these crimes for society and the State are analysed, and the structure, dimensions, problems, functions and trends of the official social response (institutional framework, services and institutions, etc.) are critically examined.

d) The scientific research, disclosure and analysis of these phenomena. It examines the methods that criminological research has favoured for investigating the extent and qualitative characteristics of crimes such as those examined here, and critically presents the current trends that prevail.

Learning Outcomes:

After the completion of the T.U. the students will have broadened their cognitive background and will have acquired theoretical processing and analysis skills so that they can:

a) understand the theory in depth and utilize it for the analysis of social reality and social

organization of economic crime and corruption and the conditions that favor their spread;

b) relate the theory to real events and social practices, so as to understand the diversity of economic crime and corruption, with the aim of both prevention and assessment / evaluation of measures;

c) to systematically understand and analyze the malfunctions and problems faced by the authorities to detect, stop and suppress illegal practices;

d) to approach critically and evaluate with qualitative criteria the logic that governs the measures and the policies to deal with these crimes, their essential effectiveness and limits; e) to choose the appropriate research and study tools for these phenomena in the different sectors and at the various levels of their occurrence;

Prerequisites: The Thematic Units (Th.U.) are chosen by the students in numerical order, e.g. first PED 50 then PED 51 and so on. In order for students to be allowed to choose the specific TU, they must have previously declared the numerically earlier one.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning.

PED52 The penal confrontation to corruption and economic crime

Unit Code: PED 52
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:First (1st)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

Content of the TU: The module is structured in six parts:

The first part introduces the concept of economic crime in criminal law as opposed to the traditional criminal law of protection of property and assets.

The second part develops the concept of corruption as a concept in criminal law and, on the one hand, analyses its significance in its broader economic, legal and political context and, on the other hand, highlights the problems arising from the excessive emphasis on corruption in the criminal discourse.

The third part is devoted to corruption as a subject of criminal law at the supranational level. Particular emphasis is placed on the treatment of the phenomenon in the EU context.

The fourth part analyses corruption in Greek substantive criminal law. A large part of the section is taken up by the realisation of the core concept of corruption, namely bribery and corruption, while newly introduced related concepts, such as bribery in the private sector, are also examined. Crimes related to service, influence peddling. Finally, this section analyses the criminal sanctions provided, with an emphasis on confiscation and the trend towards its expansion.

The fifth part, the procedural part, analyses the legislation on interrogation in corruption cases, while the sixth part summarises and critically assesses the problems that arise at the legal-political level in the criminal treatment of corruption.

Learning Outcomes:

With the completion of T.E. the student is expected to:

a) understand correctly and fully the current Greek institutional framework for the criminal suppression of corruption, including the international and European texts that have influenced it,

b) work autonomously and with a critical spirit to incorporate real data in the legal forms of the relevant crimes,

c) to contribute to the correct procedural course of a case, by applying the knowledge they have acquired in practice, and

d) to critically evaluate the current institutional framework as a whole, in addition to the narrow interpretation of the current provisions, thus formulating proposals to remove any problems and improve it.

Prerequisites: In order for students to be allowed to choose the specific TU, they must have previously declared the numerically earlier one.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning.

PED53 Public Law Perspectives on Corruption and Economic Crime

Unit Code: PED 53
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:Second (2nd)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The objective of this unit is the study of the phenomenon of corruption in the Public Administration from the perspective of Public Law. The aim is to study the concept, forms and causes of the phenomenon of corruption in the public sector, the measures for dealing with it in the field of public law, as well as the public control mechanisms for its prevention and suppression.

The unit is structured in four sub-sections:

The first sub-section of the thesis is of an introductory nature and includes the teaching of the concept of Public Administration in Greek administrative law, the presentation of the basic elements that constitute the Greek administrative system (organization by ministries, decentralized administration, local government, legal persons under public law, etc. etc.), the analysis of the concept of corruption with reference to the organization and operation of the Public Administration, and the research of the factors that facilitate the phenomenon of corruption in the Greek administrative system. Among these factors, emphasis will be placed on the specific characteristics of the Greek system of “party government”, which are directly linked to the development of the phenomenon of administrative corruption.

The second sub-section of the unit deals with the analysis of the constitutional principles that constitute the foundation of the legislation on the fight against administrative corruption (democratic principle, principle of the rule of law, principle of transparency, principle of equality, principle of neutrality and impartiality of the public administration, principle of meritocracy, article 103 (1) Constitution, etc.), as well as the analysis of the constitutional problem of <<political money>> (political parties and corruption, financing of political parties, criminal liability of ministers, etc.).

The third sub-section of the unit deals with the auditing bodies of the Public Administration (APSEP, Citizen’s Advocate, Γ.Ε.Δ.Δ., Σ.Ε.Ε.Δ.Δ., Independent Public Revenue Authority, etc., internal audit services, e.g. the ELAS, the Hellenic National Police, the Hellenic Ministry of Health), as well as the financial control of public expenditure by the Court of Auditors, and the disciplinary control of public officials.

The fourth sub-section of the unit will focus on tackling corruption in the field of public procurement, which is a high-risk area for corruption.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the unit, the student is expected to acquire the necessary knowledge for understanding

the structure of the Greek administrative system
the phenomenon of administrative corruption,
its causes and effects, as well as for dealing with it at the level of the Constitution and administrative legislation and practice.

Prerequisites: In order for students to be allowed to choose the specific TU, they must have previously declared the numerically earlier one.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning.

PED54 Organized crime and corruption – criminological approach

Unit Code: PED 54
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:Second (2nd)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The criminological theoretical approach and the analysis of organized crime as a social phenomenon and as a criminal justice issue and the analysis of organized crime relationship with the phenomenon of corruption and their treatment is the subject of the thematic unit PED 54.

In particular, the real conditions regarding the social causes of organized crime rise and expansion and the social and economic relations on which it is founded are examined by the basic theoretical perspectives of Sociological Positivism and of Critical Criminology. The social construction, the extent, the organizational typologies, the social organization and the changes within organized crime, its social consequences and the factors of its operational facilitation are systematically analyzed. Furthermore the phenomenon of corruption is explored particularly in connection with organized crime. By this perspective, the general directions and policies’ orientation in order to prevent, control and suppress organized crime are studied: Specifically the content of the concept of criminal organization and its criminalization are examined. In addition, the criminal justice system administration in relation to organised crime in Greece is examined. Finally, the theoretical perspective of Critical Criminology in relation to organized crime and corruption, the challenges, the possibilities and the limits of scientific research on these issues are analyzed.

WPA 54 is structured in four parts:

The first part (1st-5th week) examines the concept of organized crime as a legal and social event, the theories about organized crime and its causes. The basic theoretical criminological approaches to organized crime, gangs, the mode of action are analyzed and the study of specific theories is deepened.

The second part (6th-7th week) examines organized crime, its evolution and response in Greece.

The third part (8th-11th week) analyzes the life of individuals as gang members, the processes and rituals of joining criminal organizations, with the example of mafia-type organizations. In this context, the changes that have occurred in the organizational structures, the value system and the aspirations of the members of the OE are investigated. Particular focus is given to the mafia phenomenon, the relationship between organized crime, corruption and the politics / political system and in general, to the processes of development and organization of social relations within and with organized crime groups.

The fourth part (12th – 13th week) describes the spread of organized crime in the present historical conjuncture, the institutional reaction to it, in particular the extralegal factors that influence the implementation of the criminal reaction, the reasons for the institutionalization of specific policies and the criticism that is made.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the thematic unit, students will be able to:

a) explain and substantiate on the basis of theory the social causes of organised crime and related corruption;

(b) distinguish qualitative differences between different types of criminal organisations;

(c) understand, analyse and correlate real events and social practices with the diversity of organised crime and corruption; both at the level of risk assessment and at the stage of exante controls;

(d) systematically understand and analyse the functional relationship between organised crime and corruption;

(e) analyse the wider implications of such phenomena for the enjoyment of fundamental rights and be able to propose preventing their collateral effects;

(f) understand the limits of policies; the measures of the means of combating organised crime and to be able to identify factors or parameters of cover-up or disorientation of the authorities;

(g) formulate qualitative criteria for assessing the effectiveness of measures to address it;

(h) to choose the appropriate investigative tools suitable for studying these phenomena in the different sectors and at their varying levels of occurrence, and

(i) to respond; then to the requirements of the thematic.

Prerequisites: In order for students to be allowed to choose the specific TU, they must have previously declared the numerically earlier one.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning.

PED55 Penal repression of Organized Crime: international, European and national dimensions

Unit Code: PED 55
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:Second (2nd)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The subject of the PED 55 is the systematic presentation of the Greek penal legislation regarding organized crime. The unit focus on those manifestations of organized crime related to economic crime in the public sector and to corruption. Special emphasis is given on the interpretation and application of the relevant penal law framework. In particular, the concept of organized crime and its criminalization is explained, the basic characteristics of criminal organizations and the reaction of penal law to their rise are analyzed. Furthemore, the legal criteria for defining organized crime in comparison to terrorism and terrorist organizations are highlighted. In addition, the procedural peculiarities accompanying the criminal suppression of organized crime, which have also been adopted for the suppression of corruption, are examined. Finally, an overall evaluation of the institutional framework is attempted, both in terms of its effectiveness and in terms of its conformation to the rule of law principles.

Learning Outcomes:

With the completion of T.U. the student is expected to:

a) correctly understand the applicable penal law provisions against organized crime,

b) understand the forms of interconnection of the concrete crime with other forms of crime (financial crime, terrorism, corruption) and the penal dispositions which rule them,

c) work autonomously by a critical perspective in order to apply in every case the proper law provisions concerning organized crime,

d) contribute to the penal process of a case by applying the knowledge they have acquired in practice, and

e) critically evaluate the current institutional framework and formulate proposals for its improvement.

Prerequisites: In order for students to be allowed to choose the specific TU, they must have previously declared the numerically earlier one.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning .

PED60 Controls, investigation and Inquiry on corruption, financial and organized crime

Unit Code: PED 60
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:Third (3rd)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

Object of Thematic Unit PED 60 is the examination and analysis of the institutional framework, procedures and means of control and investigation, provided for the disclosure, control and detection of cases of corruption, economic and organized crime.

The system and organizational structure of the services that conduct preventive controls and investigations at all stages of the police and of criminal justice procedure are described; the institutional framework and the rules for conducting controls, investigations and the collection of investigative material at the preliminary stage of criminal justice process in Greece are examined; the standards of the control systems’ and services’ structure are critically analyzed; the differences and institutional specificities that apply to each category of crime (corruption, financial, organized) are compared.

PED 60 is structured in three parts:

In the first, introductory part, the overview of the criminal procedural provisions of the Greek CPP, the fundamental principles of criminal justice investigation and inquiry and modern trends are briefly examined in the justice system.

The second part deals with the development of the investigative process. Issues related to the agencies and the organization of the interrogation, the collection and utilization of evidence, the factors that influence the progress of the inquiry and the role of the inquisitor are examined, with an emphasis on the perspective of international organizations. The formal and informal factors that influence the effectiveness of the investigation are analyzed (contradictions, organizational problems, trends of impunity etc).

Finally, the third part examines modern trends and techniques during interrogation, witness examination especially on crimes of the powerful (e.g. use of ethnographic research, investigative interviewing, techniques for detecting suspicious financial flows, the protection of witnesses and whistleblowers etc). This section emphasizes the perspective of the professionals.

In particular, the third part examines the individual practical conditions, rules, techniques, procedures and problems and limits of conducting controls, investigations, collection of evidence, police and judicial interrogation for investigation of crimes of corruption, economic and organized crime in practice. A specific reference is also made to the informal part of the interrogation, i.e. to the informal rules, the professional attitudes, the challenges and the qualifications associated with the effective investigative process for the specific categories of crimes.

Learning Outcomes:

After the successful completion of the Thematic Unit PED 60, students are expected to be able to:

a) react adequately to investigations, audits and investigative proceedings related to economic crime, corruption and organized crime. In particular, it is expected that they will know in depth the institutional framework that governs the investigative process, audit and inquiry; they will understand the limits within which they can act, if they have the relevant responsibility, they will be able to ensure the investigation and carry out investigations, audits, inquiries in criminal justice and investigative interviews of suspects and defendants in an efficient and safe manner for the rights of those involved with criminal justice system.

b) They will be able to reliably collect investigative material and evidence and correctly assess the case under the legal framework, compare and analyse data and evidence of cases.

c) They will be able to organize investigation and inquiry scenarios, cooperate with other experts, and other authorities, in order to plan targeted witness protection.

d) In addition, they will be able to understand the general operation and structure of financial transactions and plan financial investigations or cooperate with special experts, so as to lead to the investigation of crimes.

e) Also, they will have the knowledge to perceive and react to problematic situations of illegality and abuse of power and to organizational problems, challenges and dilemmas that the nature of some professions creates.

Prerequisites: In order for students to be allowed to choose the specific TU, they must have previously declared the numerically earlier one.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning.

PED61 Confronting Economic and Organised Crime

Unit Code: PED 61
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:Third (3rd)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The subject unit PED 61 has as its object, firstly, the interdisciplinary and targeted approach of certain crimes, which are operationally and organizationally linked to corruption, financial and organized crime, and secondly, the analysis of the ways to deal with them. In particular, the causes, the conditions of creation and the treatment of certain individual crimes which frame corruption, financial and organized crime, and are found in all three categories of crimes, are investigated and analyzed. In this context, individual institutions, measures, problems and challenges related to the disclosure and treatment of these crimes are also systematically examined, especially in the field of gathering information proactively as well as after their disclosure.

Both asset laundering and certain crimes that “surround” it and their variability are analyzed and critically examined from a criminological point of view. A key issue, however, is the understanding of the functioning of tax secrecy and their relationship with money laundering. First, the historical development of the idea of hiding money from state control and its transformation into the idea and establishment of tax secrecy, its essential function and its relationship with the creation of tax havens are examined. The role of the state itself in the protection of hidden assets and the functionality of tax secrecy in state-private relations are analyzed. Also, usually hidden aspects of the action of international organizations on money laundering, such as the FATF, are examined and the various functions of money laundering and its social construction as the most important risk internationally are explored.

Furthermore, certain versions of crimes of the powerful and the common crime, which in various ways feed the laundering and are connected to wider legal and political issues, such as the illegal financing of political parties, aspects of the corruption of judicial officials or the process of jumping entrepreneurs from the legal in the illegal economy.

Finally, the policies and measures that are currently dominant to deal with money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance and their consequences are examined.

In more detail, T.E. is structured in three parts:

In the first, the issue of tax secrecy and tax havens is analyzed in detail, their social construction, their relationship with money laundering and their treatment internationally in the light of the war against tax havens, while the point of view about the sham nature of this war is analyzed.

In the second part, aspects of the flow of black money and money laundering as a normal (usual) process, in the context of a globalized hegemony and the market economy, are examined critically and from the perspective of Critical Criminology. Money laundering is approached in terms of social construction, the structure of the social structure and power relations, and on the one hand, differences in treatment in relation to organized crime and corporate crimes are highlighted, and on the other hand, the function of money laundering as a more general process of accumulation of wealth and power, while critically examining the its control institutions, such as the FATF and its more specific role. Then, versions of corruption related to money laundering needs are examined such as the illegal financing of political parties, the corruption and extortion of judicial officials, the phenomenon of the transition to illegality of former legal entrepreneurs.

The third part explores institutional responses and official policies to address money laundering alone or in relation to tax evasion/avoidance and critically examine anti-avoidance/tax evasion policies, tax information sharing, beneficial owner identification and tracing of assets, the ways of hiding assets, the institutional framework for asset recovery, the protection of public interest whistleblowers and the gathering of information from them.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the module, students are expected to be able to:

a) critically analyze and relate the phenomena of tax and banking secrecy and money laundering as part of wider social processes involving systems of corruption and power･

b) identify and analyze the relationship between the political and legal legitimizing basis of the institutional framework for money laundering and how systems of power are involved･

c) understand the various dimensions and functions of the “war on corruption” and “anti-tax evasion” and its selective function･

d) to relate the gaps in the Greek institutional framework to the way of action of criminal organizations and elites who commit crimes･

e) to know and relate to wider social conditions and processes, the social organization and the methods of bypassing legality that are used mainly by elites and power groups, especially in the field of corruption in justice, the financing of political parties and the transition of legal illegal entrepreneurs･

f) to know the institutional framework and issues involved and the wider function of anti-tax evasion policies and measures, tax information exchange, asset recovery･

g) to be aware of the institutional framework and the more general problematic concerning the protection of witnesses of public interest and the protection of witnesses･

h) specify how persons under the authority of the authorities or under protection must be treated in a lawful and appropriate manner・

i) critically and systematically evaluate the current national, international and European institutional framework.

Prerequisites: In order for students to be allowed to choose the specific TU, they must have previously declared the numerically earlier one.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning.

PED62 Crime policy: trends, models, evaluation and planning

Unit Code: PED 62
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered:Third (3rd)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The course consists of the study of the ideological standards, policies and measures, the organisation and development of crime policy at national, European and international level to combat corruption, economic and organised crime and in the context of the present historical situation, as well as the functions of institutions and services, their comparative approach, their effectiveness, the consequences of the implementation of specific policies, the related problems and the changes that arise, especially in the criminal justice system.

More specifically, the course is structured in five parts:

The first part examines the theoretical ideological references of crime policy to theoretical approaches to the nature of crime and to legal-political considerations of social order.

The second part systematically classifies, correlates and compares the patterns, policies and measures that are institutionalised for penal and social prevention, deterrence, suppression and control of crime (in summary) and economic, organised crime and corruption (in detail).

The third analyses the specificities and consequences of differentiated criminal responses, in particular in terms of the level of sanctions imposed on the perpetrators of these crimes, the specificities to be taken into account when treating them in custody and the protection of witnesses in custody.

The fourth part also critically examines the tools and methods for measuring the risk, the extent and qualitative characteristics of the crimes under consideration, as well as the methods and tools for evaluating the policies for dealing with them, in a multidimensional approach, i.e. in isolation, in relation to general crime, but also in relation to their impact on social relations and the criminal justice system.

Finally, the fifth part develops the guiding principles, standards and criteria to be taken into account for the design and evaluation of crime policy programmes.

Content of the TU:

The course is developed in 13 study weeks, as follows;

Crime Policy principles and ideological models I
Crime Policy principles and ideological models II
Crime Policy, policy and crime prevention
“Informal” reactions of formal social control towards serious economic criminality and their consequences
Shadow banking, dirty money and dirty economy: some more functions of the formal reaction
Vulnerability and corruption aspects in police services
Corruption in justice. Dysfunctions, denial practices, concealment and inertia
Mainstream and alternative approaches of policies against corruption
Retributive or utilitarian penal sanctions in cases of economic crimes and criminal organizations
International trends and axes of crime policy and their evaluation
Methods and assessment tools of policies against corruption and international organized crime
Planning and evaluation of crime policy programmes I
Planning and evaluation of crime policy programmes II

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of the course, students are expected:

to have acquired theoretical knowledge of the patterns, trends and the legal-political foundation of crime policy strategies and measures at the level of social anf penal prevention and suppression of corruption in economic and organised crime,
to be able to carry out a comparative analysis of the policies pursued in the European and national international environment,
to understand the limits and problems of official measurement and evaluation tools.

Prerequisites: In order for students to be allowed to choose the specific TU, they must have previously declared the numerically earlier one.

Module Delivery Method: Distance Learning.

PED63 Interdisciplinary Workshop

Unit Code: PED 63
ECTS Credits: 10
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered: Fourth (4th)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The Interdisciplinary Workshop is a distinct Thematic Unit, mainly interactive, which is carried out through the elaboration of a case/ scenario by each student, and the presentation of the results orally during a Seminar.

The goal of the Interdisciplinary Workshop is for students to apply the knowledge they have acquired during their studies and to understand the importance of interdisciplinary perspective. The Workshop has the same duration as the thematic units of the MA, it is structured in phases and the realization of a Seminar towards the end of the teaching period. The Seminar is implemented and coordinated by the Teaching Staff members of THE PED 63 and is open to other students and academics to participate. During the Seminar, the students of PED 63 present the case they have undertaken to work on.

In particular, within the framework of PED 63, the students:

a) They undertake to elaborate the elements and parameters of a case – scenario which is part of the subjects, which have been taught in the previous Thematic Units.

b) At the beginning of the teaching period, a series of cases – scenarios are announced and the students choose one to work on.

c) When working on the case, they apply knowledge acquired in the previous thematic units of the MA and

d) They present their work orally at the Interdisciplinary Seminar. The Interdisciplinary Seminar is the second phase of the Interdisciplinary Workshop.

The Interdisciplinary Seminar is interactive and interdisciplinary in nature, it takes place over a two-day or three-day period depending on the number of students (total duration 24-32 hours).

The students prepare for their participation in the Interdisciplinary Laboratory (THE PED 63) based on a predetermined general topic and specific case(s) they have chosen, which they work on.

The thematic unit PED 63 is structured in three stages concerning the processing and analysis of each specific case:

The stage of preparation,
The stage of processing the material – elements and data, in the context of which the progress of the processing is presented of the case first with the Interim Report and then with the Final Report which are discussed in the 2nd and 3rd Group Counseling Meeting,
The stage of presenting the results – Interdisciplinary Seminar.

Learning Outcomes:

With the completion of PED 63 students are expected to be able to utilize the appropriate sources and tools of research, study and technology, in order to correctly apply every time the institutional framework on different cases etc., to solve problems related to the subjects of the MA.

Prerequisites: To attend the Interdisciplinary Workshop, students must have successfully completed the units of the first and second semesters and be eligible to participate in the examinations of at least two subjects of the third semester. In other words, it is required that either all the subjects of the program have been completed or that up to two (2) subjects of the third (3rd) semester only remain for examinations.

The Interdisciplinary Workshop is held at a specific time during the 4th semester. Participation in it is independent of the program thesis, takes place in parallel with it, is graded independently and, in addition, the completion of the participation in the unit is prior to the completion of the post-graduate thesis. Finally, performance equal to or above the pass mark (5) is considered successful.

Student assessment: Students are graded for their overall attendance, participation, and placements during the workshop, based on specific criteria that are known, which are defined and announced along with the topic of the workshop, by the A.E.E.

PEDPT POSTGRADUATE THESIS

Unit Code: PEDPT
ECTS Credits: 20
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is offered: Fourth (4th)
Language of instruction:Greek
Module Outline

Module Aim:

The postgraduate thesis aims to direct students to combine and utilize the knowledge they have acquired during their studies.

Students may propose a topic of their choosing for their Postgraduate Diploma Thesis, taking into account a special list of topics (with detailed descriptions) drafted by the Head of the Postgraduate Studies Program and the Academic Teaching Staff -Coordinators of the Thematic Units. This list is drafted based on the wider subject matter of the postgraduate studies program, as well as those of the Thematic Units. The list is posted on the HOU website, before the start of the period for submission of the relevant statement by the students. Students must prepare the final topic and description of the Postgraduate Diploma Thesis in collaboration with one Supervisor (Teaching Staff).

Since the first operation of the Program, the following themes of Thesis per semester have been announced, among others:

THEORY AND REALITY AND CRIMES OF THE POWERFUL.
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CRIME.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CRIMES OF THE POWERFUL.
RELATIONSHIP BΕΤWEEN LEGALITY AND ILLEGALITY.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF SERIOUS CRIME.
THE NEW PENAL CODE.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PENAL CODE AND SPECIAL SPECIAL LAWS.
PUBLIC CONTRACTS.
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND POLICIES OF BYPASSING LEGALITY IN SPECIFIC AREAS.
THE PRACTICES OF MISDIRECTION OF AUTHORITIES.
RETALIATION
DIFFERENTIAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REACTIONS AND CRIMES OF THE POWERFUL.
SOCIAL CONTROL AND SELECTIVITY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
STATE CORPORATE CRIME
PENAL REACTION AGAINST OF CORRUPTION: SPECIFIC ISSUES
MONEY LAUNDERING: TRENDS IN CRIME POLICY
ORGANIZED CRIME IN GREECE OVER THE LAST DECADE
LEGALITY VERSUS FEASIBILITY AND CRIMES OF THE POWERFUL
PRACTICES OF HIGH CORRUPTION IN THE GREECE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS ADDRESS.
RULE OF LAW AND CORRUPTION IN GREECE.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the MDE, students are expected to:

are able to conduct primary qualitative and quantitative research in the subjects and sub-fields taught during their studies
be able to collect, elaborate and correlate – and effectively present research data and critically elaborate and compare theoretical issues
conform to the principles and rules of scientific research and ethics
be aware of the public mission and social responsibility of the criminologist as social scientist
use online/digital tools/media effectively and creatively to write/edit/distribute their texts
handle both primary and secondary sources of research critically and responsibly

General Regulation for the Preparation of Master’s Theses in postgraduate programmes with a six-month duration.

For more information regarding the Specifications – Useful Material for writing Master’s Theses and uploading a Thesis at the H.O.U. Repository, you can go to the Digital Training Area http://courses.eap.gr and especially to the Program of Studies section.

Prerequisites: The undertaking of the Master’s Thesis requires the successful completion of all the topics of the programme. The completion and submission of the Master’s thesis requires the completion of the Interdisciplinary Workshop. Further details are described in the Regulations of Studies of the H.O.U.