Unit name | Crime, Justice and Society |
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Unit code | LAWD20034 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Guilfoyle |
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 upon a prior understanding of substantive principles of criminal law in order to expand and deepen knowledge and understanding, and to consider the operation of criminal law in society. In particular, the unit emphasises the notion of criminalisation and focuses upon the boundaries of criminality, both through looking critically at the process by which certain types of behaviour become defined as criminal and some do not, and through looking at the discretionary processes through which law is (or is not) enforced in practice.
CJS is an advanced criminal law unit which builds on your knowledge and understanding from criminal law. It adds to your studies to date by:
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a variety of asynchronous and synchronous activities
1 x summative assessment: coursework with a specified word count (100%)
The assessment will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
There is no textbook for CJS, although sometimes you will be referred to a chapter of a textbook – and you may sometimes find it helpful to look back at criminal law textbooks and notes.
Key texts include: Lacey, Wells and Quick, Reconstructing Criminal Law, 4th Edition (Cambridge: CUP, 2010); Sanders, Young and Burton, Criminal Justice, 5th Edition (Oxford: OUP, 2015). Further suggestions for reading are provided on lecture presentations and tutorial worksheets.
Journals that you are likely to find helpful in researching your essays include:
- British Journal of Criminology- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
- Criminal Law Review
Lectures also provide sources of information and suggest research possibilities.