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Learning outcomes

The course aims to analyze the complex profiles of meddling amongst the principles and the rules provided for by the Welfare Officer Deontology Code and the several criminal institutes – either substantive or procedural – able to be relevant during the ordinary carrying out of this profession. The final target consists of providing for the legal knowledge necessary to a critical approach to the professional deontology and able to orient the choices of conduct of the welfare officer with reference to the sensible relationship with the mandatory reasons of criminal investigation and protection. After the systematic framing and the close examination of the static and dynamic legal institutes comprised therein, certain advisable case law investigations shall be displayed together with interactive discussions on cases submitted to the attention of the students.

Program

The Welfare Officer Deontology Code: nature; function; contents; relationship with the criminal rules, both substantive and procedural. Disciplinary liability and disciplinary proceedings.
Meddling of substantive criminal law: I) general section: basics of crime’s general theory; complicity of crimes; complicity of people to the crime; attempt; uninterrupted crime; omission crime; subjective qualification of the welfare officer and its influence on the applicable rules; II) special section: the main typical crimes of the welfare officer; in particular, the breach of professional and public secrets.
Meddling of procedural criminal law: I) basics of procedural criminal law: «fair» criminal trial; fundamental guarantees; subjects; procedure and trial: from the crime information to the judgment; II) problematic issues of the welfare officer’s activity: obligation of deposition (content, limits, breach, relationship with the professional and public secrets); obligation of reporting (content, limits, breach, relationship with the professional and public secrets).

Recommended readings
1. CODICE DEONTOLOGICO DELL’ASSISTENTE SOCIALE, approved by the Consiglio Nazionale dell’Ordine Assistenti Sociali, 17th July 2009.

2. REGOLAMENTO SANZIONI DISCIPLINARI E PROCEDIMENTO, approved by the Consiglio Nazionale dell'Ordine degli Assistenti Sociali, 16th november 2007, modified 28th march 2009.

3. AMADEI T. – TAMBURINI A., La leva di Archimede. Il codice deontologico dell’assistente sociale tra responsabilità e appartenenza sociale, Milan, Franco Angeli, 2002 (Preface, Introduction, Cap. No. I, Cap. No. II, Cap. No. VI, Cap. No. VII).

4. FLORA G. – TONINI P., Diritto penale per operatori sociali, Milan, Giuffrè, 2002, Vol. No. I.

5. PIERONI G. – PONTICELLI DAL PRA M., Introduzione al servizio sociale: storia, principi, deontologia, Rome, Carocci, 2005 (Cap. No. 8).

6. AA. VV., Il segreto professionale, inside La professione sociale: rivista di studio, analisi e ricerca, care of Centro Studi di Servizio Sociale, Bologna, Clueb, 2002, No. 23, p. 1-77.

Other readings to study in deep will be shown by the teacher during the lessons.
It is kindly requested the reviewing of the last updated version of the applicable laws, the criminal code and the criminal procedure code.

Examination Methods

The examination shall consist of an oral test.