Module POL3193 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
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 Aims
The course is divided into policy domains that ach comprise three parts; the first will concern how women are regulated in the 21st century, including the current statutory schemes, and the range of legal and policy instruments designed to shape and influence behaviour. The second section will question why these policy domains are shaped in this manner, and the influence of key institutions in this process will be critically examined. Finally, the consequences of such governance both for women directly engaged in such activities, and for the gender more generally, will be evaluated, and future lessons for policymakers suggested.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate understanding of the nature of how women are regulated across the three legal jurisdictions of the UK 2. Critically assess how law and policy is created and perpetuated across these policy domains |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Analyse a range of theoretical approaches to comparative policy analysis, including New Institutionalism and Europeanization 4. Analyse the role of key institutions and actors both at the macro level of policy formulation, and at the micro implementation stage |
| Personal and Key Skills | 5. Communicate ideas effectively in a small group setting and through written work 6. Demonstrate advanced IT skills through extended presentations |
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 Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 |
...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 activity | 44 | 22 x two-hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 88 | Reading and preparation for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 34 | Research and writing of group presentation |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Research and writing of consultation paper |
| Guided independent study | 84 | Research 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 assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation paper outline | 500 words | 1-5 | One-to-one oral feedback |
| Essay Outline | 500 words | 1-5 | One-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.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0 | 20 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group presentation | 20 | 30 mins | 1-6 | Written and verbal feedback |
| Consultation paper | 30 | 2000 words | 1-5 | written feedback |
| Essay | 50 | 4000 word essay | 1-5 | written 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 assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group presentation | one-to-one, 15 min | 1-6 | August/September assessment period |
| Consultation paper | 2000 word consultation paper | 1-5 | August/September assessment period |
| Essay | 4000 word essay | 1-5 | August/September assessment period |
