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Mediation in Criminal and Civil Cases, with a Conciliatory Approach (4 cr)

Code: TO00CB71-3001

General information


Enrollment

29.02.2024 - 19.05.2024

Timing

11.03.2024 - 30.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual proportion

3 op

Mode of delivery

25 % Contact teaching, 75 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea university of applied sciences

Campus

Laurea Virtual Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 500

Degree programmes

  • Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOS2), Terveys- ja hyvinvointialat

Teachers

  • Janika Lindström
  • Niklas Leppä
  • Marleena Lempiäinen
  • Katariina Husman

Teacher in charge

Marleena Lempiäinen

Scheduling groups

  • Koskee vain Avoimen AMK:n asiakkaita, älä ilmoittaudu tähän pienryhmään (Size: 100. Open UAS: 100.)

Groups

  • TOS223SY
    Täydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S23, Terveys- ja hyvinvointialat

Small groups

  • This only applies to customers of the open university of applied sciences

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain the role of mediation in criminal justice systems
- define the background theory of restorative justice and its values and main principles
- define the roles of voluntary and professional mediators in mediation activities
- apply a mediation approach in their professional activities and evaluate the possibilities of resolving various conflicts
- identify and compare the questions that arise from specific issues in criminal and civil cases mediation
- outline Street mediation and its connection to criminal and civil mediation

Content and scheduling

Mediation of criminal and civil cases in Finland
Special issues in criminal and civil mediation and research and development perspectives
Youth mediation and Street mediation in criminal and civil mediation
Legislation, research, surveys, and guidance materials related to mediation

Grading scale

H-5