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Laurea in Scienze del servizio sociale - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
A course to be chosen among the following
Prova finale
6
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Teaching code

4S000950

Credits

6

Coordinator

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/17 - CRIMINAL LAW

The teaching is organized as follows:

Parte 1

Credits

4

Period

Sem. IIA, Sem. IIB

Academic staff

Silvana Strano

Parte 2

Credits

2

Period

Sem. IIB

Academic staff

Ivan Salvadori

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to provide the necessary legal instruments to understand the different issues related to the social work interventions in the field of substantive criminal law and procedural law. At the same time it provides the main tools to guide the decision-making of the social workers in relationship with the requirement and function of the criminal justice system.
Special attention will be paid to the juvenile punishment system and the specific function of the social services in achieving the goals of the juvenile justice system.
The study of the fundamental notions of the substantive and procedure criminal law will permit to understand the complex interference profiles among the different legal institutes of the criminal law and the principles established by the ethical Code for the welfare workers.

Program

First Part:
Fundamentals of Criminal Law: modern criminal law and guarantee principles; characteristics and functions of the criminal sanction and the security measures - principle of legality - elements of crime - attempt and consummation of a crime - defences – principle of culpability – criminal liability – complicity – omission as an actus reus – legal status of the social worker and – juvenile delinquency and deviance - fundamental notions of Juvenile Criminal Justice – treatment of juvenile offender and the role of the social services.

Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure: - fair trial - fundamental guarantees - persons - procedure and trial: from the criminal record to the judgment - Juvenile Court.

Second Part:
1. Deontology: I) the ethical Code for the welfare workers: nature, purpose and contents with special regard to the confidentiality and the professional secret; II) The relationship with the criminal law and the criminal procedure law; II) the disciplinary liability and procedure.

2. The main offences of the welfare workers: the illegal practice of a profession, the disclosure of the professional secret, the illegal breach of confidentiality, data protection, etc.

Examination Methods

The exam is oral.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE