College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Module SOC1045 for 2020/1
Module SOC1045 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC1045: Introduction to Criminal Justice
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to:
- Introduce you to the Criminal Justice System and the study of crime
- Provide you with a critical understanding of some of the key theoretical, conceptual and historical approached within criminology
- Provide you with a basic understanding of the use, implications and ethics of the methodologies applied to practices, theories and the organisational of the Criminal Justice System.
- Give you opportunities to engage with and analyse the representations of crime and responses to crime by the Criminal Justice System.
- Train you to recognise and evaluate competing insights within Criminology and the Criminal Justice System
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts and principles underpinning the basic structure of the Criminal Justice System and the relevant agencies. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of how official statistics are recorded, used, published and alternative sources of information. 3. Understand how the Criminal Justice System developed over time, (politics, individuals, pressure groups) 4. Identify and locate relevant materials and information in support of research; 5. Recognise the wider context of crime and the Criminal Justice System, and its implication on society |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 6. Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate literature (theoretical and empirical investigations); 7. Conduct independent criminological research; |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. Argue rationally, concisely, in a logical structured way communicating information and ideas in written and oral form 9. Work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specified task. |