Gwybodaeth Modiwlau

Module Identifier
CRM2020
Module Title
International Criminology and Criminal Justice
Academic Year
2024/2025
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Reading List

Course Delivery

 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Group presentation  Group online presentation 20 Minutes  50%
Semester Assessment Case Study  Case study 4000 Words  50%
Supplementary Assessment Essay  Essay 2000 Words  50%
Supplementary Assessment Case Study  Case study 4000 Words  50%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Identify and critically discuss the nature, forms and, where discernible, scale, of specific types of crime in particular international contexts and settings;

Critically assess, with reference to criminological theory where applicable, the causes of specific types of crime in international contexts and settings;

Critically evaluate and explain problems associated with criminal justice systems', NGOs and other informal entities' attempts to address the causes of specific types of crime in international contexts and settings;

Possess a critical appreciation of the consequences of specific types of crime in international contexts and settings.

Brief description

The module will explore a wide variety of topics relating to crime and criminal justice in different countries and contexts. Each year the subject matter of the module will be chosen to reflect the broad basis of the discipline and changing issues, internationally, in the field of crime and criminal justice.

Aims

Approaching the phenomenon of crime and criminal justice from a criminological perspective, this module aims to introduce and problematise these issues within a variety of international contexts and settings. It aims to encourage students’ independent thinking on a range of issues relating to international crime and criminal justice and to provide opportunities for them to develop sophisticated arguments concerning such issues.

Content

Although each year the subject matter of the module will be chosen to reflect the changing nature of the field internationally, broad topics currently include:
trafficking; crimes against animality; maritime crime; rural crime; crimes of the powerful; sex crimes; cultural property crime and hate crime and criminal justice and policing responses to these in international contexts

Module Skills

Skills Type Skills details
Adaptability and resilience Achieved through working with others in a team.
Co-ordinating with others Through in class discussions and workshop
Critical and analytical thinking In constructing and writing the case study and presentation
Digital capability In constructing a presentation within a group

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7