| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 30 hours - two one hour and one two hour lecture per week |
| Lecture | |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 6 hours - three two hour seminars |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 3000 word assignment | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | by retaking failed element |
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 a wide variety of contemporary issues in criminology. (A1)
2. Explain how crime, deviance, and victimisation are socially and legally constructed, with reference to contemporary issues in criminology. (A2)
3. Identify the key issues, policies, processes, institutions, actors, and debates surrounding contemporary and newly emerging issues in criminology. (A3)
4. Explain how discussions relating to contemporary criminological issues are utilised on a local, national, and international basis and their impact upon political, media and popular opinion in this area. (A8)
5. Identify the key dynamics, processes and problems facing contemporary criminological theory and practice. (A11)
6. Explain how approaches to criminology help us to understand and influence its effects, and how this is in turn influenced by other theories from related disciplines. (A12)
7. Assess the merits of competing theories, policies and intellectual approaches concerned with a range of contemporary issues in criminology. (B3)
8. Display an understanding of how criminological research should be read and critically analysed. (B6)
9. Display a reflective approach to various contemporary issues facing criminology and show a critical understanding of analytical methods. (B7)
10. Communicate the contemporary theories of and associated research in criminology effectively to diverse audiences. (B8)
Criminology is a fast moving area of social-science and this module enables students to study in depth contemporary aspects as they arise. It is to be heavily led by current issues and by areas of research of members of the teaching staff.
The module will study in depth at least three areas of contemporary criminology. Each area will study theoretical, practical and research data. Each year the subject matter of the course will be chosen to reflect the broad basis of the discipline.
This module is at CQFW Level 6