College of Social Sciences and International Studies
International Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminology
Module SOC2035 for 2021/2
Module SOC2035 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2035: International Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminology
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 themes over one or more weeks:
- Comparative Criminology –comparing crime across nations
- Legal traditions and Punishment Philosophies –discuss how different legal and philosophic approaches to crime result in different crime related outcomes
- Comparing Prison Systems, Policing, & Crime Control and Prevention models
- International Crime Statistics –critique sources of crime data
- Describing data –using basic statistics to compare official crime data and victimization survey data among countries
- Comparing means and hypothesis testing –using basic statistics to compare means and test hypotheses with official crime data and victimization survey data among countries
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 |
...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 | 11 | 11 x 1-hour seminars (lecturers explanations, student participation and discussion) |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 11 | 3 x 1 hour data analysis tutorials; 8 x 1 hour linked tutorials involving presentations and discussions; revision/prep for exam session |
| Guided Independent Study | 24 | Reading assignments and preparing for the tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Preparing lab assignment |
| Guided Independent Study | 10 | Additional reading/research |
| Guided Independent Study | 54 | Preparation for and completion of all exams |
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:
Dammer, H.R., and Albanese, J.S. (2010). Comparative Criminal Justice Systems.
Harrendorf, S. (2012). Offence Definitions in the European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics and Their Influence on Data Quality and Comparability. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 18(1).
Harrendorf, S., Heiskanen, M., & Malby, S. (Eds.). (2010). International Statistics on Crime and Justice.
Maguire, M., Morgan, R. and Reiner, R. (eds.) (1997) The Oxford Handbook in Criminology.
Natarajan, M. (ed.). (2011). International Crime and Justice.
