(in Polish) Border criminology 370-KN2-2BOR
Profile of studies - general academic
Form of studies - part-time studies
Course type - mandatory
Field and discipline of science - social sciences and legal sciences
Year of study / sem. - year II / sem. III.
Prerequisites - none
The number of teaching hours: 16 hours of lectures (including 8 hours conducted remotely in a synchronous mode).
Didactic methods - Problem-based lecture, conversational lecture, lecture with a multimedia presentation of selected issues, Socratic method, discussion, brainstorming.
ECTS points - 3
Student workload balance - participation in classes 16 hours (8 h synchronous classes) preparation for classes and graded credit 50 hours, participation in consultations related to classes 11 hours. Total: 75 hours, corresponding to 3 ECTS credits
Quantitative indicators - student workload related to activities requiring the teacher's direct participation 25 hours, which corresponds to 1 ECTS points, and student workload that does not require direct teacher participation 50 hours, which corresponds to 2 ECTS points.
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge, a graduate possesses knowledge and understanding of:
KP7_WG3 - the profound impact of socio-economic, political, and legal-organizational changes on the evolution, scale, dynamics, and consequences of criminal activity;
KP7_WK2 - key issues concerning the multidirectional relationships between individuals and society, as well as the public and private sectors, including the resulting fundamental dilemmas of modern civilization;
KP7_WK4 - advanced economic, legal, organizational, and ethical aspects related to the functioning of public and private sector entities, international bodies, or social organizations in the context of public security;
Skills, a graduate is able to:
- KP7_UK2, conduct debates on the relationship between the intensity of negative social phenomena and the adequacy of organizational and legal measures undertaken by public and private sector entities;
KP7_UK3 -prepare written analyses or engage in debates on legal and criminological topics;
KP7_UO1 - collaborate with others and take on a leading role in team efforts to effectively accomplish assigned tasks;
Social Competence, a graduate is prepared to:
KP7_KK3 - undertake an in-depth and critical evaluation of the rationality, applicability, and effectiveness of existing legal and institutional solutions for preventing and combating crime.
Assessment criteria
Attendance in classes as well as the preparation and presentation of a topic assigned by the instructor. Standard grading scale (2–5).
A maximum of one absence is permitted; it must be made up. The method of making up the missed class is determined individually, in consultation with the instructor.
The use of AI systems by students in the preparation of presentations is permitted only within the scope and under the conditions specified in Ordinance No. 31 of the Rector of the University of Białystok of 11 April 2025 on the use of artificial intelligence systems in the teaching process at the University of Białystok. The use of AI does not exempt the student from responsibility for the accuracy of the information and data included in the work.
Depending on the applicable regulations, the final assessment may be conducted using electronic means of communication.
Bibliography
Required literature:
Pickering S., Ham J. (red.) The Routledge Handbook on Crime and International Migration. Abingdon: Routledge 2015.
Bosworth M. (2016) Border criminology: How migration is changing criminal justice. In Bosworth M, Hoyle C and Zedner L (eds) Changing Contours of Criminal Justice: 213–226. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Aas K.F. and Bosworth M. (red.) The Borders of Punishment: Migration, Citizenship, and Social Exclusion: 291–306. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Franko K. (2020) The Crimmigrant Other: Migration and Penal Power. Abingdon: Routledge.
Klaus W. (w:) Migracja a przestępczość, P. Chomczyński, P. Frąckowiak, D. Woźniakowska, Kryminologia. Teoria i praktyka, Warszawa 2024.
Melossi D. (2015) Crime, Punishment and Migration. London: Sage.
Stumpf J. (2006) The crimmigration crisis: Immigrants, crime, and sovereign power. American University Law Review 56(2): 367–419.
van der Woude M.A.H., der Leun J.P. Nijland J.A. (2014) Crimmigration in the Netherlands. Law & Social Inquiry 39(3): 560–579.
Klaus W., Laskowska K., Rzeplińska I. (red.), Przestępczość cudzoziemców. Aspekty prawne, kryminologiczne i praktyczne, Warszawa 2017,
Supplementary literature:
Bosworth M. (2017) Border criminology and the changing nature of penal power. In Liebling A, Maruna S and McAra L (eds) Oxford Handbook of Criminology: 373–390. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Macías-Rojas P. (2016) From Deportation to Prison: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement in Post–Civil Rights America. New York: New York University Press.
Kaufman E. (2015) Punish and Expel: Border Control, Nationalism, and the New Purpose of the Prison. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Perkowska M., O „przekraczaniu” granic państwa i prawa w sprawach uchodźców, (w:) W. Cieślak, M. Romańczuk-Grącka, M. Kurzyński (red.) In dubio pro humanitate: w stulecie urodzin Profesora Mariana Cieślaka, Olsztyn Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, 2023, s. 417-430.
Perkowska M., A. Adamczyk, F. Jomma, Poland's response to the migration crisis on the Belarusian border: A legal perspective (w:) E. Kużelewska, A. Kasińska-Metryka, K. Pałka-Suchojad, A. Piekutowska (red.) Geopolitical and Humanitarian Aspects of the Belarus–EU Border Conflict. Current Debates in European Integration, Routledge 2024, s. 181-199.
Perkowska M., A. Gutauskas, Were the Lithuanian and Polish Responses to the Refugee Influx Legal or Illegal?, Białostockie Studia Prawnicze (Białystok Legal Studies) 2023, Zeszyt 28, nr 1, s. 117-136
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