Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | 6 hours - 3 x 2 hour seminars |
| Lecture | |
| Lecture | 30 Hours. 1 x 2 hour lecture and 2x1 hour lectures per week |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours 2 hour unseen exam | 100% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours 2 hour unseen exam | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Display an understanding of the major theories, concepts, values, debates, principles, and approaches relating to social control and its application to crime and the prevention of crime. (A1)
2. Identify the key issues, policies, processes, institutions, actors, and debates surrounding the control of crime and the prevention of crime. (A3)
3. Explain and analyse the interaction between the key theories of crime control and prevention and their implementation in policy and practice. (A4)
4. Explain how discussions relating to the control crime and its prevention are utilised on a local, national, and international basis and their impact upon political, media and popular opinion in this area. (A8)
5. Analyse and explain how the interaction between criminological theory and policy decisions in the area of crime control and prevention. (A10)
6. Identify the key dynamics, processes and problems facing crime control and prevention. (A11)
7. Explain how approaches to crime control and prevention help us to understand and influence crime and its effects, and how this is in turn influenced by other theories. (A12)
8. Display an understanding of specific elements of crime control and prevention initiatives and relating it to the wider discipline and its associated aims. (B2)
9. Assess the merits of competing theories, policies and intellectual approaches to crime control and prevention. (B3)
10. Display an understanding of how criminological research should be read and critically analysed. (B6)
11. Display a reflective approach to the area of crime control and crime prevention and show a critical understanding of analytical methods. (B7)
12. Communicate theories and research in crime control and prevention effectively to diverse audiences. (B8)
13. Draw inferences from policy and recognise the constraints of policy implementation and its effectiveness in crime control and prevention. (B9)
Brief description
PRIVATE STUDY
Students are expected to invest time in reading around the subject. As a rough guide, over the semester, we expect you to:
Attend lectures for 30 hours
Attend seminars for 6 hours
Prepare for seminars for 40 hours (about 13
hours per seminar)
Prepare for the coursework assignment for 40 hours (this should
be spread over a number of weeks)
Revise for the examination for 40 hours
Conduct additional private study for 44 (about 4.5 hours per
week)
Aims
This module aims to provide students with a proper understanding of the basic principles of crime control, enforcement and prevention and an awareness of the differences between these terms and the strategies which may be used to achieve each. The module also develops analytical skills and will foster interdisciplinary methodologies.
Content
Reductionist, retributivist and restorative principles in criminal justice;
Fundamentals of punishment: retribution, restorative justice,
rehabilitation, welfare etc.
Sociological approaches to understanding power, punishment and
control.
Controlling crime and deviance: behavioural and social perspectives.
ENFORCEMENT AND CONTROL:
Crime prevention and reduction: theory, policy and practice.
Developmental, situational and social crime prevention strategies
Community safety: surveillance and monitoring
Policing: policy, politics and practice
Multi-agency policing
Probation: care, control and community punishment
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4