Unit name | Crime, Justice and Society |
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Unit code | LAWD20034 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Young |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
LAWD10014 Criminal Law |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit builds on a prior understanding of substantive principles of criminal law in order to consider the operation of criminal law in society. In particular, the unit emphasises the notion of criminalisation, both through looking critically at the process by which certain types of behaviour become defined as criminal, and through looking at the discretionary processes through which the law so-defined is (or is not) enforced in practice. Key concerns throughout the course are the extent to which such criminalisation can be considered just, and the way in which societal attitudes and social divisions affect, and are affected by, criminalisation.
By the end of the unit, a successful student will be able to:
The assessments are designed to test whether students have developed the skills that are critical to this unit, namely independent research and critical evaluation.
Lectures and tutorials.
The Unit is assessed by means of two (equally weighted) pieces of summative coursework (each max. 2,500 words). Students are given a choice of four titles for each of the summative essays.
The books recommended for purchase are:
Further suggestions for reading are provided on lecture presentations and tutorial worksheets.