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1 | Page UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY CRI3003 PSYCHOLOGY OF THE COURTROOM B.A in Criminology (2021-2022) Full-Time Lecturer: Dr Kevin Sammut Henwood VENUE: GW HALL D1 DATE TITLE DESCRIPTION TIME Venue Tuesday 28.09.21 Introduction and Overview An overview of the main topics shall be provided 1. Psychological testing and forensic assessment 2. The role of the expert witness 3. Psychology and police investigations, interviews and witnesses of fact 2.00 – 4.00 pm

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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY

CRI3003 PSYCHOLOGY OF THE COURTROOM

B.A in Criminology (2021-2022) Full-Time

Lecturer: Dr Kevin Sammut Henwood VENUE: GW HALL D1

DATE

TITLE

DESCRIPTION

TIME

Venue

Tuesday

28.09.21

Introduction and

Overview

An overview of the main

topics shall be provided

1. Psychological testing and forensic assessment

2. The role of the expert witness

3. Psychology and police investigations, interviews and witnesses of fact

2.00 – 4.00 pm

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Tuesday

5.10.21

Introduction Part 2 Psychology and judicial

process

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Tuesday

12.10.21

Psychology and Court

Part 1

Focus on the role of the

expert witness in court

Exploration of the main

techniques used in

psychological testing

Discussion of biases and

errors involved in this

process

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Tuesday

19.10.21

Psychology and Court

Part 2

This lecture shall focus on

the medico-legal concepts

such as fitness to plead,

competence to stand trial,

insanity plea, personality

disorders, and aspects of

risk and dangerousness

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Tuesday

25.10.21

Being an expert witness

in court

Brief description of the

Maltese court system is

provided

2.00 – 4.00 pm

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A number of anonymised

case studies shall be

discussed during the

lecture

Tuesday

2.11.21

Psychology and the

police

Introduction to the role of

the police in Maltese

criminal justice system;

investigators and

prosecutors

The potential bias and risk

of false confessions due to

the duality of role and

focus on confessions during

interrogations

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Tuesday

9.11.21

Interviewing cooperative

and uncooperative

witnesses of crime

Description and analysis of

the cognitive interview

Comparison between the

Reid method and

conversation management

when interviewing suspects

The potential bias involved

in this aspect of the

investigation

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Thursday Detecting Deception Exploration of the scientific

evidence in relation to

2.00 – 4.00 pm

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16.11.21

detecting deception during

interviews

Tuesday

23.11.21

Detecting Deception Exploration of reasons why

suspects and witnesses

might be motivated to

deceive investigators and

court

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Tuesday

30.11.21

Memory and Eyewitness

testimony

Exploration of the Turnbull

Ruling (UK) and the studies

relating to human memory

Exploration of how human

memory might effect the

account provided by the

eyewitness

Case study focusing on the

Lockerbie Bombing is also

discussed to highlight

potential errors related to

memory

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Tuesday

7.12.21

Interviewing children and

potential vulnerable

populations

Identification of potential

vulnerable populations eg.

Children and victims of

2.00 – 4.00 pm

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crime and their role in the

court process

Exploration of interview

protocols that can be used

to limit potential bias and

secondary victimisation

Tuesday

14.12.21

Scientific jury selection

and potential biases

Exploration of the role of

psychology in the aspect of

jury selection

Discussion of the main

biases involved in the

decision making process

that might effect jurors,

magistrates and judges and

how these can effect the

outcome of sentencing

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Tuesday

4.01.22

Student Presentations Course is assessed in part

through a presentation

2.00 – 4.00 pm `

Tuesday

11.01.22

Student Presentations Course is assessed in part

through a presentation

2.00 – 4.00 pm

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Police Leadership and Management: CRI3002

BA Yr III FT + BA Yr IV PT 2021 – 2022

Lecture Programme (3 hour lectures)

Lecturer: Angelo Gafa’ Venue: TBA

27/09/2021 – Lecture 1

Police in a Societal Context

• Introductions

• Study unit overview

• The police role in society

• Core functions of the police

• The Malta Police Force: Main objectives, powers and duties, structure

Introduction to Police Management

• Definition of management

• Development of management theory

• The Process of Management

• Management in private and public organisations

• Management in police organisations

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• Managers and their environments

4/10/2021 – Lecture 2

Police Planning

• Planning defined

• The elements of planning

• The importance of planning

• The planning process

• Types of plans

• Resistance to formal planning

• Community policing: The SARA process

Police Organisational Structure

• The organising function

• Organisation characteristics

• Organisation design

• Organisational complexity

• Organisational structure of the Malta Police Force

• Organisational control

11/10/2021 – Lecture 3

Managing Police Culture

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• Defining culture

• Organisational culture

• Culture and change

• Police culture

• Characteristics of police culture

• Changes in police culture

• Police culture in Malta

Human Resource Management in Police Organisations

• Human Resource Management defined

• Human resources within the police: The major asset and cost

• Planning and recruitment

• Screening and selection

• Training and development

• Turnover and retention

• Police stress and burnout

• Stress management

18/10/2021 – Lecture 4

Police Leadership

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• Defining leadership

• Leadership and rank

• Differences between leadership and management

• Theories of leadership and their application to police organisations

• Transformational-Transactional leadership

• Leadership development

Managing Motivation within Police Organisations

• Defining motivation

• Theories of motivation and their application to police organisations

• Management strategies for increasing motivation

25/11/2021 – Lecture 5

Communication within Police Organisations

• Communication defined

• The purposes of communication

• The importance of communication

• Communication systems

• The process of communication

• Effective communication

• Obstacles to communication

• Better communication management

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Power and Compliance within Police Organisations

• Power and compliance

• Defining power

• Power, authority and influence

• Sources and effects of power

• The use of power

• The effectiveness of power

1/11/2021 – Lecture 6

Police Strategic Management

• Strategic management defined

• The strategic management process

• Developing a strategic vision and mission

• Setting objectives

• Crafting a strategy

• Executing the strategy

• Evaluating performance and initiating corrective actions

• SWOT analysis

• The benefits of a strategic approach to management

• Strategic management in the Malta Police Force

Managing Police Organisations in the 21st Century

• VUCA world

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• The forces of change

• Adaptable police organisations

• Preparing police organisations for the future

• Managing 21st century police performance

• Transformation strategy for the Malta Police Force

10/01/2022 – Lecture 7 (Revision Class)

Police Leadership and Management: Salient Concepts

• Lecture 1: Police in a societal context + Introduction to police management

• Lecture 2: Police planning + Police organisational structure

• Lecture 3: Managing police culture + HR Management within police organisations

• Lecture 4: Police leadership + Managing motivation within police organisations

• Lecture 5: Communication + Power and compliance within police organisations

• Lecture 6: Police strategic management + Managing police organisations in the 21st century

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CRI3004 White Collar Crimes VENUE:CH 213

Paul Caruana

This study-unit will introduce students to the critical debates on white collar crime and corporate offenders. Students will learn to appreciate the difference

between white collar crime and other forms of criminality.

The study-unit will include:

• Historical perspectives on White Collar crime;

• Nature and types of White Collar crime;

• Explanations/Theories of White Collar crime;

• Victims and Victimisation;

• Emerging issues in White collar crime;

• Complexity of investigating and prosecuting white collar crimes;

• White Collar criminality in specific sectors;

• Case studies and practical sessions.

Study-unit Aims:

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• Explain the criminal and sociological history of white collar crime;

• Identify basic characteristics and classifications of white collar crime, its causes, and what its consequences are for individuals and society at large;

• Discuss the various aspects of white collar crime;

• Define and discuss, enterprise crime, organised crime, and ecrime as they relate to white collar crime;

• Discuss the role of law enforcement agencies and the regulatory agencies that deal with White Collar crime;

• Discuss how society and the media relate to white collar crime.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

• Provide an account of white collar and corporate offending;

• Critically assess how white collar crime has evolved;

• Critically assess how white collar crime differs from other forms of crime;

• Critically assess the activities involved and their effects on society;

• Critically assess the legal control of the activities and their effects on society;

• Evaluate the response elicited from society and the media.

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2. Skills:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

• Appreciate the extent of white collar crime;

• Comprehend the harm done to society;

• Develop skills that help identify and prevent becoming a victim of white collar crime;

• Critically apply theories that explain such crime;

• Work in a team;

• Present research findings.

LECTURE PROGRAMME

Lecture Title Brief Description

Introduction to White

Collar Crime

• To introduce the subject of white collar crime

• Define the crime

• Understanding the different categories of criminality linked to WCC

• Measuring and costing WCC

• Responding to WCC

• Discuss Assessment Methodology

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White Collar Crime -

Theoretical

explanations

• Culture and white collar crime

• Learning theorists

• Strain theorists

• Social theorists

• Organisational and organised crime

• Opportunity theories

• Case studies

Fraud

• Historical fraud

• Types of fraud

• Defining fraud – elements of fraud

• Profile of a fraudster

Anti-Money Laundering

• Through these sessions,

participants will acquire a better

understanding of how money is

laundered by criminals. A

behavioural understanding will be

supported by a brief of legal

frameworks and agency profiles

that describes efforts against

money laundering.

• Important concepts, such as know

your customer (KYC), customer

due diligence, risk assessment,

behavioural and transaction red

flags, and investigating and

reporting suspicious activities will

be discussed.

The Role of

Investigative Agencies

• Discussion will focus on how law

enforcement agencies, such as the

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MPF, FIAU and MFSA deal with

financial crime.

Financial Crime related

to the iGaming Industry

• iGaming is a thriving industry that

attracts criminal attention.

Through this session we will

discuss the various crimes related

to this industry.

Financial Investigations

• Pre-requisite considerations and

core issues

• Basic terminology

• Financial profiling

• Financial transactions

• Information sources

Use of OSINT for

investigative purposes

(multiple practical

sessions)

• Introduction to OSINT

• Use of OSINT for investigative

purposes

• OSINT tools

• Case studies

• Reporting requirements

11th January – to be kept spare for revision.

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CRI3005

Crime Mapping and Spatial Technologies

ECTS CREDITS 4 VENUE: GW HALL C

Description:

This study-unit aims to investigate the use to which spatial technologies are being put in terms of physical, social and criminological research. The study-unit has

been upgraded from the previous crime-mapping module through the integration of other ancillary and new tools that can be integrated within the methodological

processes in the assessment of crimes and their relationship to space-time.

Crime-mapping is concerned with the creation, analysis, and visualization of crime data in a spatial format. This study-unit aims at tackling the spatial-statistical

components of the technology, its use in spatial and temporal analysis, as well as its implementation in security and safety. Crime-mapping, as it is termed, employs

state-of-the-art technology and has recently spanned the divide between uniquely physical land use-based technologies to one comfortable with social research.

The study-unit begins by describing crime-mapping function through its history, its use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and the spatio-temporal

function, all based on a socio-technic approach. The study-unit also reviews crime-mapping through a SWOT analysis and then goes on to review web-mapping

and the use of web-mapping for crime through a review of sites. The final part of this study-unit reviews the impact of spatial analysis on social research and goes

on to consider what makes the GIS technology tick. Students will be given a historic overview of the discipline, its use as a successful tool for a wide range of

functions including policy-making, implementation and monitoring interventions on levels of crime and disorder. This can be done through real-time and updated

systems that allow crime to be mapped and displayed either on an intranet or on the internet, potentially through the use of geo-server technology.

Aims:

- To familiarise students with the spatial information systems and related tools and technologies;

- To investigate the different technologies that serve as ancillary tools to GIS;

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- To familiarise students with the data-cycle process and the mapping of criminal activity;

- To cover the issues pertaining to the spatio-temporal functions;

- To analyse the impact of spatial analysis on social research with emphasis on prediction processes in such scenarios as post-disaster management and the resultant

criminologic situations.

Learning outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Understand the basic issues of crime mapping;

- Be knowledgeable of the crime-mapping scenarios and activities;

- Understand the requirements of spatial-statistical testing;

- Understand the need for GIS tools and ancillary tools/ technologies;

- To be able to build scenarios and model potentialities.

2. Skills:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Carry out basic mapping exercises;

- Create a crime map based on a location in the Maltese Islands;

- Carry out visualization exercise and translate that into a socio-physical crime map;

- Discuss how advanced technologies help users in understanding social realities;

- To build a model of potential scenarios post-disaster and crime mitigation.

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LECTURES PROGRAMME:

Date Lecture Title Brief Description Lecturer

Week 1

Sept 29 2021 Introduction

Aims and objectives;

Assessment methods;

Reading materials;

Lecture programme

overview

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 2

Oct 6 2021 Crime and space

The geography of

crime;

Crime and

neighbourhood

characteristics;

Theories on crime

patterns

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 3

Oct 13 2021

Crime and Geographic

Information Systems

Introduction to GIS;

How GIS works:

overview;

Spatial objects;

Models for spatial data:

introduction

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 4

Oct 20 2021

Models for spatial data

representation

The vector model;

The raster model;

Pros and cons;

Choice of a model;

Review of case studies;

Overview of practical

GIS procedures

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 5

Oct 27 2021 Data acquisition Feeding data into GIS;

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

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Projections and

coordinate systems;

Georeferencing;

GPS;

Geocoding;

Sources of crime-

related spatial data

Week 6

Nov 3 2021 Handling vector data

Appending attributes to

spatial features;

Procedures for features

selection;

Buffering features;

Proximity;

Contiguity;

Intersection;

Overview of practical

GIS procedures

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 7

Nov 10 2021 Handling raster data

Raster data

manipulation in GIS;

Principles of map

algebra;

Focal and zonal

statistics;

Overview of practical

GIS procedures

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 8

Nov 17 2021

Basics of crime

mapping

Introduction to crime

mapping;

What do I intend to

show?

What’s my map’s

ultimate goal?

Scale of

analysis/representation;

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

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Abstraction vs. reality:

costs and benefits;

Mapping as art and

science

Week 9

Nov 24 2021

Using simpler

visualizations

Point-based maps;

Polygon-based maps;

Graduated maps;

Choropleth maps;

Review of case studies;

Overview of practical

GIS procedures

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 10

Dec 1 2021

Using more advanced

visualizations

Gridded thematic

maps;

Bivariate choropleth

maps;

3D maps;

Review of case studies;

Overview of practical

GIS procedures

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 11

Dec 15 2021 Hotspots identification

Density maps;

Correlation maps;

Hot-Cold spots maps;

Cluster-based maps;

Review of case studies;

Overview of practical

GIS procedures

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 12

Jan 5 2022

Building effective

maps

Data preparation;

Handling layers in GIS;

Layout settings;

Overview of practical

GIS procedures

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Week 13

Jan 12 2022 Share your map

Web mapping:

overview;

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

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Free open-source

facilities;

Practical web mapping

procedures

Week 14

Jan 19 2022 Revision

Course overview;

Queries from students;

Assessment objectives;

Conclusion

Dr Gianmarco Alberti

Reading list:

Main Text/s:

- Fotheringam S., Brunsdon C., Chalrton M. (2007), Quantitative Geography. Perspectives on Spatial Data Analysis, SAGE, ISBN: 978-0-7619-5947-2

- Aronoff, S. (1995), Geographic Information Systems: A management Perspective. Canada: WDL Publications.

- Boba, R., (2009), Crime Analysis With Crime Mapping (2nd Edition), Sage publications, ISBN-13: 978-1412968584.

- Bowers, K., (2007), Mapping and Analysing Crime Data: Lessons from Research and Practice, Taylor & Francis.

- Chainey, S. and Ratcliffe J., (2005), GIS and Crime Mapping (Mastering GIS: Technol, Applications & Mgmnt), Wiley, ISBN-13: 978-0470860991.

- Hirschfield A., and Bowers K., (eds), (2001), Mapping and Analysing Crime Data: Lessons from Research and Practice, Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN: 0-

748-40922-X.

- Laurini R., Thompson D. (1996), Fundamentals of Spatial Information Systems. London: Academic Press.

- Pease K., (2001), What to Do About It?, In Hirschfield A., and Bowers K., (eds), (2001), Mapping and Analysing Crime Data: Lessons from Research and

Practice, Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN: 0-748-40922-X.

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- Ormsby T., Napoleon E. J., Burke R., Groessl C., Bowden L. (2010), Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, ESRI Press, ISBN: 9781589482609.

- Graser A. (2013), Learning QGIS 2.0. Use QGIS to create great maps and perform the groprocessing tasks you need, PACKT Publishing, Birmingham-Mumbai,

ISBN: 978-1-78216-748-8.

Supplementary readings:

- Chainey S., (January/February 2004), GIS and crime mapping – going beyond the pretty hotspot map, Geomatics World, 24-25.

- Chainey, S., (2008), Crime Mapping Case Studies: Practice and Research, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN-13: 978-0470516089.

- Hirschfield A., (2001), Decision Support in Crime Prevention, IN Hirschfield A., and Bowers K., (eds), (2001), Mapping and Analysing Crime Data: Lessons

from Research and Practice, Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN: 0-748-40922-X.

- McEwen, J.T., and F.S. Taxman. (1995), Applications of computer mapping to police operations. IN: J.E. Eck and D. Weisburd, eds., Crime and Place. Monsey,

NY: Criminal Justice Press; and Washington, DC: Police Executive Research Forum, pp. 259-284.

- Woods M., (2002), Site Mapping Technology and Crime Mapping, IN Advances crime mapping techniques, Results of the First Invitational Advanced Crime

Mapping Topics Symposium, June 2001, Denver Colorado, CMAP.

Method of assessment:

Assessment

component Resit Availability Weighting

Project Yes 100%

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Lecturing Programme - Sentencing, Penal Policy and Management in Corrections

CRI3008 - Semester 1 2021/2

VENUE: ALT

Saviour Lia

17:00-20:00

Description Hrs

Date Lecture

08/11/2021 Lecture 1 - Introduction to Study unit / Penal Policy

Brief description, Assessments methods, Reading material, Overview of Lecture programme / Introduction to penal policy and criminology policing / Understanding and evaluating the objectives of prisons – laws, regulations, principles and rules (pt 1)

3

15/11/2021 Lecture 2 - Penal Policy Understanding and evaluating the objectives of prisons – laws, regulations, principles and rules (pt 2) / Restorative Justice System – integrating the needs of the victim, the society and the offender within the Correctional Policy structure

3

22/11/2021 Lecture 3 - Management in Corrections Correctional Organisation as a system / Functions of Correctional Managers

3

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29/11/2021 Lecture 4 - Management in Corrections Correctional officers – skills, job description, training and support / Correctional Staff, Professionals and Civil Servants – working together within the same premises with the same objective

3

03/12/2021 Lecture 5 - Management in Corrections Sentence Planning 3

17/12/2021 Lecture 6 - Sentencing Policy The biopsychosocial approach – establishing a correctional system that deals with the inmates’ rehabilitation from a holistic perspective / Resettlement of prison inmates within the society through sentencing (pt 1)

3

04/01/2021 Lecture 7 - Sentencing Policy Resettlement of prison inmates within the society through sentencing (pt 2) / Various methods used to classify inmates

3

11/01/2021 Lecture 8 - Sentencing Policy / Initiatives taken by various prison administrators

Rehabilitation of inmates – opportunities and hindrances to promote rehabilitation / Initiatives taken by various prison administrators

3

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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY

CRI3013 TERRESTRIAL DOMAINS AND CRIME

B.A in Criminology (2021-2022) Full-Time

Lecturer: Dr Ian Borg VENUE: TBA

DATE

TITLE

DESCRIPTION

TIME

Venue

Thursday

14.10.2021

Introductory Lecture

• General Overview

of Subject Matter

• Method of

Assessment

• Literature & Case

Law

• Outline of Lecture

Programme

5.00 – 7.00 pm

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Thursday

21.10.2021

The Concepts of

Terrestrial Domains &

Crime

• Defining the

concept of land use

• The regulatory

frame-work

establishing and

regulating different

terrestrial domains

• The concept of

Criminal Liability

“Criminal Liability in land-

use infringements”

implemented in our legal

and policy framework

5.00 – 7.00 pm

Thursday

28.10.2021

The Policy Framework

regulating Terrestrial

Domains

• What is a Policy

Document?

• Principal Policy

Plan & Subsidiary

Policies: an

Overview

• Identifying land-

use Safeguards in

Plans & Policies

Enforcing Land-Use Policies

by Law

5.00 – 7.00 pm

Thursday

4.11.2021

• The Principal Legal

Acts

5.00 – 7.00 pm

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The Legal Framework

regulating Terrestrial

Domains

• Specific Legal

provisions aimed at

safeguarding

Terrestrial Domains Operation of the Law – A

tool against Land-Use

Crimes

Thursday

11.11.2021

The Regulatory

Framework at an EU level

• The EU’s role in Land

Use Protection

• Land-Use Regulations

& Directives: an

overview Implementation of the EU’s

regulatory framework on a

local level

5.00 – 7.00 pm

Thursday

18.11.2021 The Regulatory

Framework at an

International Level

• Malta’s International

Obligations in Land-

Use matters

• Principal International

Conventions to which

Malta is a signatory

• Implementation of

International

Conventions on a

local level

5.00 – 7.00 pm

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Thursday

25.11.2021

Interplay between

Planning Law & Policy:

The Policy Making

Process

• The Competent State

Authority

• The Functions of the

Competent Authority

• The Competent

Authority’s specific role

in the Terrestrial

Domain Policy making

process

5.00 – 7.00 pm

Thursday

2.12.2021

Interplay between

Planning Law & Policy:

The Permitting Exercise

• The application of

land-use policies in

the permitting process

• The legal procedure

regulating the

permitting process

• The Role of the

Competent Authority

in safeguarding land-

use through the

permitting process

5.00 – 7.00 pm

Thursday

9.12.2021

• The practical

application of land-use

5.00 – 7.00 pm

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Interplay between

Planning Law & Policy:

The Permitting Process

policies in the

permitting process

• The legal procedure

regulating the

permitting process

• The Role of the

Competent Authority in

safeguarding Land-use

through the permitting

process

Thursday

16.12.2021

Interplay between

Planning Law & Policy:

The Enforcement Process

• Offences against

specific land-use

policies

• Legal provisions

regulating criminal

procedures against

offenders

• Case-Law

5.00 – 7.00 pm

Thursday

06.01.2021

Interplay between

Planning Law & Policy:

The Enforcement Process

(continued)

• Breaches of Planning

Law

• Legal provisions

regulating

Administrative

Enforcement

Procedures

• Case-Law

5.00 – 7.00 pm

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Thursday

13.01.2021

Planning Law and Policy

put into practice – the

regulatory framework &

the role of stake-holders

• Are different terrestrial

domains adequately

safeguarded by the

current regulatory

framework??

• Is the current regulatory

framework an effective

deterrent against land-

use offences? Are the

competent authorities

endowed with the

proper legal tools to

fight land-use crimes?

• What can we learn from

settled case-law?

• The importance of

stake-holder

participation in the

State’s fight against

Land-Use Crime

5.00 – 7.00 pm

Thursday

20.01.2021

Revision Lecture

• Outline of Key topics

discussed

• Guidance on assessment

objectives

• Questions from students

Conclusion

5.00 – 7.00 pm

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CRM3012- Terrorism and Counter Terrorism (Wed 10:00-12:00) (47 students)

Lectures in person – Class hybrid

DATE

TITLE

DESCRIPTION

LECTURER

29/9/2021 Introduction Defining terrorism

Dr T Calafato

6/10/2021 Terrorism as a

weapon: A

historical overview

Looking at how terrorism

evolved through history

Dr T Calafato

13/10/2021 Political Motivation

in Terrorist Groups

Politically motivated terrorist

groups can be distinguished by

their ideology. Ideology

outlines the boundaries within

which these groups operate

and thus determines their

choice of targets

Dr T Calafato

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20/10/2021 Religious

Motivation in

Terrorist Groups

Religion is one of many

motivating factors (and in the

contemporary world amongst

the most lethal) for terrorists

Dr T Calafato

27/10/2021 Psychological

Factors

Possible

Motivators of

Terrorism

Contemporary psychological

thinking on terrorists and

terrorism

Dr T Calafato

3/11/2021 Cultural, Economic

and Other

Facilitating Factors

Motivating

Terrorists

Analysing how different

factors could become

motivators of terrorism

Dr T Calafato

10/11/2021 Countering the

financing of

Terrorism

Exploring how terrorist groups

use money laundering and the

current methods used to

counter financing of terrorism

Dr T Calafato

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17/11/2021 Suicide Bombers The different gender roles in

the role of suicide bombers

Dr T Calafato

24/11/2021 Suicide Bombers Interviews with suicide

bombers

Dr T Calafato

1/12/2021 The War Model of

Response & The

Criminal Justice

Model against

Terrorism

Dealing with terrorism using

the military model and

criminal justice model

Dr T Calafato

15/12/2021 Countering violent

extremism

The different approaches

adopted to counter violent

extremism

Dr T Calafato

12/1/2022 Revision Discussing difficulties and

assignment

Dr T Calafato