Module POC3110 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC3110: State Crime
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Aims
This module will:
- Introduce you to theoretical and conceptual approaches to the analysis of state crime.
- Encourage you to apply these approaches to the analysis of contemporary real world examples of alleged state crime, but also to use these cases to reflexively evaluate the approaches themselves.
- Allow you to develop your own rigorous and independent research-led analysis of chosen case studies.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Discuss, analyze and critically evaluate competing theoretical perspectives on the definition, analysis and explanation of state crime. 2. Apply, and defend the application of, chosen perspectives to cases of state crime, whilst identifying and appraising the limitations and contingent assumptions of each perspective. 3. Develop knowledge and independent analysis of a range of types and case studies of state crime. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Apply and critically evaluate complex theoretical approaches to real life examples. 5. Recognise and assess theoretical assumptions embedded in existing popular and academic analyses of contemporary issues. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 6. Devise, revise and express a clear, logical and independent analysis of a given political issue. Communicate this analysis to a range of different audiences. 7. Understand assessment criteria, engage in constructive peer-evaluation, produce feedback and develop suggestions for improvement. 8. Collaborate effectively with peers in order to formulate, revise and present ideas and facilitate discussions. 9. Critically reflect on your own performance and contribution toward individual and group tasks, and develop strategies for future personal development. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Crimes against humanity
- Genocide
- Torture
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Transitional justice and historic allegations
- State-corporate crime
- Private Security
- Institutional racism
- Asylum policy
- Prisons and punishment
- Women and the Criminal Justice System
- Crime and Globalization
- Organized crime
- Deviance and social control
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11x2-hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 58 | Reading assignments and preparing responses for seminar questions |
| Guided Independent Study | 46 | Research and composition of essay |
| Guided independent study | 24 | Research and preparation of student-led seminar |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
- Aas, K.F., 2013. Globalization and crime. SAGE
- Natarajan, M. ed., 2010. International crime and justice. Cambridge University Press.
- Garland, D., 2001. The culture of control (Vol. 367). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Chambliss, W.J., Michalowski, R. and Kramer, R. eds., 2013. State crime in the global age. Willan.
- Green, P. and Ward, T., 2004. State crime: Governments, violence and corruption. Pluto Press.
- Rothe, D.L., 2009. State criminality: The crime of all crimes. Lexington Books.
- Veitch, S., 2007. Law and irresponsibility: On the legitimation of human suffering. Routledge.
- Norrie, A., 2014. Crime, reason and history: A critical introduction to criminal law. Cambridge University Press.
