Module Identifier CR30910  
Module Title HISTORY OF CRIMINOLOGY  
Academic Year 2007/2008  
Co-ordinator Mr Richard W Ireland  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Dr Gareth Norris  
Pre-Requisite CR10120 OR LA39220  
Course delivery Lecture   16 hours - two one hour lectures per week  
  Seminars / Tutorials   3 hours - three one hour seminars  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment one 2000 word assessed essay required in week 10100%
Supplementary Assessment By retaking the failed element 

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Explain and critically evaluate the process of theoretical development within the discipline
2. Explain and critically evaluate the process of development of political aspects of the discipline
3   Explain and critically evaluate the process of development of legal aspects of the discipline
4. Explain and critically evaluate the process of development of scientific aspects of the discipline
5. Display an ability to read, investigate and evaluate historical data
6. Find, read and evaluate the sources of information in this area and the problems with their use.

Brief description

This module will provide a detailed consideration of the development of criminology as a discipline. It will map out and explore movements in thinking, why they arise and become powerfully accepted and how they fall into disrepute. It will explore the major themes such as individual as opposed to structural theories and determinism and free choice in their historical context. It will also introduce students to historical sources, how to use them and problems with their use.

Content

Major Themes and their Historical Context
Individual v. structural theories
Determinism v free choice
Truth and politics
Traditional Representations of Crime over Time
Scientific Analysis of Crime in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
The Emergence of a Positive Science of the Criminal
The establishment and development of a criminological Discipline

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6