Crime and Justice
Both the nature of crime, and different perspectives on justice, are explored in this module. You will critically examine a range of theoretical approaches to these much-debated subjects, including social, economic and political contexts and their explanations. The aim of the module is to develop your awareness of the diversity of experience of crime and the criminal justice system – focusing on crime among youth in particular.
Key Topics
In this module you will cover a range of topics including:
>Theoretical approaches to crime and criminals
>Care and control: policy responses to crime and criminals, including community safety, restorative justice, and imprisonment
>The diversity of crimes and criminals
>Youth and crime
>Race and the criminal justice system
Assessment
There are a number of formative assessments that you complete as part of your study and forward to your academic tutor for grading and comments.
You’ll also take a summative assessment at the end of your module that determines your final mark.
Summative Assessment Breakdown
100% Written Assignment
Please note there are additional assessment fees for each module.