Unit name | Criminology: an introduction |
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Unit code | SPOL10019 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Pantazis |
Open unit status | Open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit will provide an introduction to the subject of criminology from a multi-disciplinary perspective by explaining key concepts and theories in relation to crime, harm, deviance and victimisation and also responses to crime and deviance. The specific aims of the unit will be to provide students with:
By the end of the unit, students will have a critical understanding of :
Lectures and seminars
Assessment will be against the programme criteria defined for the appropriate level.
Formative assessment: One essay up to 2 000 words
Summative assessment : One essay up to 2500 words (100%)
Hale, C., Hayward, K., Wahidin, A., & Wincup, E. (2013, 3rd Ed.) Criminology, Oxford: Oxford University Press
McLaughlin, E. & Muncie, J. (2013, 3rd Ed.) The SAGE Dictionary of Criminology, London: Sage
Newburn, T. (2013, 2nd Ed.) Criminology, London: Routledge
White, R., Haines, F., & Asquith (2012, 5th Ed.) Crime and Criminology, Oxford: Oxford University Press