Module SOC3126 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3126: Race, Ethnicity and Criminalisation
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the module will be on understanding and applying theories of race and racism to the social construction of crime and the operation of the criminal justice system. The module will allow students to understand how crime is situated within a racialised social-historical process. The module will facilitate critical evaluation of the data available on crime related to race and ethnicity. Your will have the opportunity to evaluate in practice the differentiated application of the law, criminal justice system and actions of law enforcement agencies to racialised groups in society. You will have the opportunity to examine US and UK case studies where they will evaluate racialised processes within the criminal justice system.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. critically engage in sociological and criminological approaches to the study of race, ethnicity and crime; 2. understand and apply appropriate theories and concepts to an analysis of racism in a criminological context. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. critically analyse social data regarding race, ethnicity and crime; 4. critically evaluate the evidence on race and the criminal justice system; 5. demonstrate a critical understanding of explanatory perspectives on race, ethnicity and crime. |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. demonstrate collaborative skills, in presentations and group discussions of course materials; 7. critically evaluate own work and the work of others; 8. present a clear and effective argument, in oral and written forms; 9. work independently, within a set time frame, to complete an analytical task. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- The social construction of crime and crime statistics;
- Institutional racism, disproportionality and ‘stop and search’;
- Race, riots and policing;
- Race and prisons;
- Counter-terrorism, Prevent and Islamophobia;
- Racially motivated hate crime.
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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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 |
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Scheduled learning and teaching activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
Guided independent study | 22 | Preparation and reading for seminars |
Guided independent study | 42 | Preparation and reading for presentation |
Guided independent study | 10 | Additional reading/research |
Guided independent study | 54 | Preparation for essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Ministry of Justice (2017) Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2016 [Online], London, Ministry of Justice. Available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/669094/statistics_on_race_and_the_criminal_justice_system_2016_v2.pdf
Ministry of Justice (2017) Trends in associations between ethnic background and being sentenced to custody for young offenders in England and Wales between 2009 and 2016. Available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/669095/Race_and_the_CJS-youth-amended-01122017.pdf