Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3193: Women in the Criminal Justice System: Law, Policy and Institutions

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

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:

 

Semester 1

1. Introduction

2. The organisation of political life and the role of supranational law

3. Women in history: the female duality

4. Abortion policy and reproductive freedom

5. Evidence based policymaking and professionals

6. Women’s issues and parliament

7. The regulation of prostitution

8. Sex for Sale in the EU

9. Women and the Court System

10. Women Who Kill

11. Law Enforcement: Prisons and Parole

 

Semester 2

1. Assessment guidance

2. Innovative policymaking in women’s issues

3. Pornography

4. Interest groups and human rights legislation

5. Women in the media

6. Rape legislation

7. Policy implementation and SLBs

8. The gendered impact of political practices

9. Girls and juvenile offending

10. Women as decision makers: politicians, judges and officers

11. Conclusion

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
44256

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity4422 x two-hour seminars
Guided independent study88Reading and preparation for seminars
Guided independent study34Research and writing of group presentation
Guided independent study50Research and writing of consultation paper
Guided independent study84Research and writing of essay

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Consultation paper outline500 words1-5One-to-one oral feedback
Essay Outline500 words1-5One-to-one oral feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
80020

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Group presentation2030 mins1-6Written and verbal feedback
Consultation paper302000 words1-5written feedback
Essay504000 word essay1-5written feedback
0
0
0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Group presentationone-to-one, 15 min1-6August/September assessment period
Consultation paper2000 word consultation paper1-5August/September assessment period
Essay4000 word essay1-5August/September assessment period