KRIM4952 ¨C A criminology of globalization

Course content

The course seeks to develop understanding of the central criminological perspectives on globalization, and crime control. Particular attention is paid to the social forces and contexts in which global transformation influence and shape the nature of contemporary crime, as well as transnational and international crime control and justice. Topics covered vary from year to year but are likely to include: organized crime and illicit economies, migration, human trafficking and smuggling, terrorism and the war on terror, global policing and the war on drugs.

Learning outcome

Knowledge, at the end of the course, you will have obtained knowledge of the most central debates, questions, and ideas that have shaped contemporary understanding of globalization within criminology. You will have received, among other, an understanding of the following:

• An understanding of globalization as a phenomenon, as well as a number of controversies raised by the term.
• An understanding of and ability to critically assess international crime control and policy and its intellectual foundations.
• An understanding of the multiple ways in which global inequality shapes contemporary crime control strategies.
• The changing role of the state and state sovereignty under conditions of globalization.
• The changing parameters of security and its perceptions in the post-9/11 climate.
• The conflicting and contradictory nature of the cultural dynamics of globalization, particularly as it pertains to issues of migration, culture and national identity.

Skills, students will:

• Learn to interpret, analyze and critically discuss scholarly texts and form an informed opinion on contemporary issues and controversies in transnational crime, criminal justice and punishment.

• Be encouraged to think seriously about the role of the state and criminal law in regulating cross-border threats and harms and the place and limitations of criminal justice interventions in producing safe societies.
• Be encouraged to think about normative aspects of global interconnectedness, particularly as articulated in various theories of justice and in terms of criminology¡¯s engagement with human rights.

Competences, students will:

• enhance their capability to question and discuss urgent and sensitive aspects of contemporary social and political debates about cross-border crime and security.
• enhance their capability to formulate and reflect on their own ideas about crime, social harm, security and justice.
• be able to integrate empirical findings with theoretical, epistemological and ethical principles in criminological research.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with KRIM2952 ¨C A criminology of globalization.

Teaching

Lectures

Examination

Students are graded on the basis of a 4-day written home exam.

Maximum length for written home exam on Master¡¯s level is 4000 words. Front page, contents page (optional) and bibliography are not included. If footnotes are used in the text (at the bottom of each page), they are included in the 4000 word limit.

Papers that exceed the 4000 word limit will be rejected, and not graded.

You must familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to exam support materials, and?the use of sources and citations. If you violate these rules, you may be suspected of cheating or attempted cheating.?You can read about what the university considers cheating, and the consequences of cheating here.

General rules on cheating and plagiarism apply during all exams. You must provide a reference whenever you draw upon another person¡¯s ideas, words or research in your answer to the exam question(s). You cannot copy text directly from textbooks, journal articles, court judgments etc. without highlighting that the text is copied. Verbatim quotes must be put in quotation marks, italicised or otherwise highlighted to clearly mark that they are not the candidate¡¯s own words. Failure to cite sources or highlight quotes in your exam answer constitutes a breach of exam regulations, and will be regarded as cheating.

See an example of how to cite correctly here:?Sources and referencing

Any exam at the University of Oslo is being checked for both correct word count and incidents of cheating.

Language of examination

Subjects taught in English will only offer the exam paper in English.

You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Marking criteria:?This guide is used by examiners for grading this course.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.