The Criminology Workshop aims to provide a foundational overview of the subject, addressing deviant and criminal behavior and forms of social reaction from a theoretical and practical perspective. It introduces students to research and analysis methods used in the field of criminal law and criminology.

The Workshop will consist of two modules.

The first module will provide an institutional overview of the main theories, schools, and definitions of criminology, as well as address the interactions between criminology and criminal law. It will then dedicate a special section to analyzing certain criminological categories of crime (e.g., economic crime – white-collar crimes, organized crime of the mafia type, political-administrative crime, environmental crime, food crime, etc.).

The second module will focus on aspects related to legal psychology, considering the behavioral dynamics and psychological interrelationships of individuals involved in legal proceedings. Among other topics, the analysis will cover areas of intervention in legal psychology, the origins and dynamics of criminal trajectories, certain types of crimes (e.g., serial crimes and perpetrators of sexual offenses), as well as juvenile delinquency and crime.

Faculty:

Irene Petruccelli - Rossella Sabia

General rules 

• The course has a total duration of 30 hours , in addition to which the student will be required to work on assigned project work.  To earn University Credit, students must attend 80% of the total hours, which amounts to 24 hours (thus , a maximum of 6 hours of absence is allowed), and the instructor must deem them eligible for the final assessment.

• A tutor will be responsible for recording attendance, which will be done by signing a register. Failure to sign in and/or out will be considered an absence. There will be no exceptions to the sole criterion for awarding university credits, which is attendance.

• Absence hours will be calculated based on the attendance records. Depending on the schedule or personal needs, students may take a full day off or miss individual hours across multiple lessons.

• Once a student has chosen their course, they will not be able to earn University Credits through any other means.

• <p class="text-align-justify"> Students who have already earned the University Credits required by their curriculum for Other Activities, or who have already started attending optional language courses or other activities for which credits are recognized, are excluded.

Additional information

• The course will take place in the first semester

• The course will be taught in Italian.

• All activities will take place on Friday and Saturday afternoons (not necessarily every weekend). The 8-hour class days (from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM) include a lunch break from approximately 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, which is not counted toward the total hours. 

 The activity schedule will be available in September 

Registration

Students enrolled in the third year of the Single-Cycle Master's Degree Program in Law for the 2026–2027 academic year will be able to select the Soft Skills course they wish to take to earn credits directly from the Web Self Service while completing their study plan.

For more information, please send an email to: softskills@luiss.it