Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course take in account different aspects of the privatisation of the safety and crime prevention policies: evolution of private security and concepts; private security categories (surveillance, guarding and security, private investigation, security companies); ethical considerations; private security law; private and public partnerships for security,...
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To inform students about private security sector and the issues of its expansion
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Oral lessons
- Debates
- Practitioner Presentations
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Bibliography
Slides
Leloup P., Lenjou F., Seron V. & Cools M., Les acteurs de la sécurité privée en Belgique. La parole est donnée au secteur, Gompel&Svacina, 2022.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
Research paper.
Students will have to write an essay about a "private security" subject. This work will be synthetic and reflexive. In 10 pages, students wil introduce, synthesize and discuss a question/matter of private security.
The choice of the subject is free but has to be directly related to a "private security" subject
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course promotes scientific curiosity and research by encouraging participation in conferences or symposiums to deepen and broaden the various concepts discussed at the courses.
The course consists in a two hours lesson a week during the first quadrimester (Wednesday from 13:00 to 15:00)
Contacts
Enseignant :
Prof. dr. Vincent Seron
B33 - Bureau 1/3
04/366.31.41
vseron@uliege.be