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Course Description
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Course Name
Crime and Mystery History Walks in Modern and Contemporary Florence
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Host University
Florence University of the Arts - The American University of Florence
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Location
Florence, Italy
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Area of Study
Criminal Justice, Criminology, European Studies, History
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The course explores some of the key criminal behaviors and the history of criminology in relation to episodes that occurred in Florence from the 18th century until today. Topics include the abolishment of death penalty in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the history of asylums for the criminally insane and the theories of Cesare Lombroso on physical anomalies, the massacres conducted during Fascism, the perpetuation of political homicides by terrorist groups, the investigations of the murders of the first Italian serial killer, Mafia attacks, the practice of murder-suicide, and hate crimes. A multi-disciplinary model is adopted to cross-analyze criminological, judicial, and social phenomena, with a focus on the ways criminology has evolved.
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