Module SOC1045 for 2021/2
- 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 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
While the module’s precise content may vary year on year, it is envisioned that some or all of the following topics will be covered within the syllabus:
• Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
• Law & Order (Historical, political)
• Philosophies of Punishment/Justice
• Policing (recording data, reactive/preventative, statistics)
• Victim (diversity and inequality, statistics)
• Offenders (diversity and inequality, statistics)
• Courts and Sentencing (diversity and inequality, statistics)
• Prisons and Penalties (diversity and inequality, statistics)
• Issues for the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales
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 |
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28 | 122 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour weekly lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 6 | 6 x 1 hour tutorials |
Guided Independent study | 33 | Preparation for lectures and tutorials |
Guided Independent study | 67 | Preparation for essays, library, research |
Guided Independent study | 22 | Examination revision |
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.
Gibson, B., & Cavadino, P. (2008) The Criminal Justice System: An Introduction
Maguire, M., Morgan, R. and Reiner, R. (eds.) (1997) The Oxford Handbook in Criminology.
Munice, J., and Wilson, D. (eds). (2013) Student Handbook of Criminal Justice and Criminology.
Waddington, PAJ. (1999) Policing Citizens.