1. CRI3001 – Crime and Punishment


    Field: CRIMINOLOGY

    Co-ordinator: Manos Daskalou

    Credit Value: 20

    Level: 6

    Timetable Slot: Semester 1

    Pre-requisites: CRI2001

    Co-requisites: None

    Assessment: STDFF - Crime And Punishment (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 50% STD - Crime And Punishment, Coursework: 50% STDFF - Crime And Punishment (4 Year Programme), Exam: 50% STD - Crime And Punishment, Exam: 50%

    Designated for: Designated for: BA Criminology;

    Description: Paradigms of punishment have evolved in the context of broader strategies of 'care' and 'control'. These contribute to and occur within the broader study of criminal justice and social regulation. The module is concerned to examine and evaluate the fundamental features of the system of penalties that operates in Britain.

  1. CRI3002 – Crime: Perspectives of Gender and Race


    Field: CRIMINOLOGY

    Co-ordinator: Haley Read

    Credit Value: 20

    Level: 6

    Timetable Slot: Semester 1

    Pre-requisites: None

    Co-requisites: None

    Assessment: STDFF - Crime: Perspectives Of Gender And Race (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 50% STD - Crime: Perspectives Of Gender And Race, Coursework: 50% STDFF - Crime: Perspectives Of Gender And Race (4 Year Programme), Exam: 50% STD - Crime: Perspectives Of Gender And Race, Exam: 50%

    Designated for: Designated for: BA Criminology; BA Criminology (4 Year Programme);

    Description: In this module, students will explore a range of criminological perspectives and examine the ways in which they centralise or marginalise gender and race issues. These insights will then be developed by applying them to different aspects and forms of crime - such as rape, domestic violence, and hate crime - as well as exploring the ways in which legal constructs, judicial processes, and criminal justice practices reflect or reinforce broader social divisions.

  1. CRI3003 – Violence


    Field: CRIMINOLOGY

    Co-ordinator: Paula Bowles

    Credit Value: 20

    Level: 6

    Timetable Slot: Semester 2

    Pre-requisites: None

    Co-requisites: None

    Assessment: STD - Violence, Coursework: 50% STDFF - Violence (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 50% Exam: 50% STD - Violence, Exam: 50%

    Designated for: Designated for: BA Criminology; BA Criminology (4 Year Programme);

    Description: Violence is a social phenomenon that attracts public interest and attention. This module explores the manifestation of different forms of violence both within the domestic and institutional spheres. The module amalgamates theoretical approaches from criminological and zemiological perspectives to explore recent developments in the understanding of violence.

  1. CRI3007 – Critiquing Criminalistics


    Field: CRIMINOLOGY

    Co-ordinator: Stephen Hallam

    Credit Value: 20

    Level: 6

    Timetable Slot: Semester 2

    Pre-requisites: None

    Co-requisites: None

    Assessment: STDFF - Critiquing Criminalistics (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100% STD - Critiquing Criminalistics, Coursework: 100%

    Designated for: Designated for: BA Criminology; BA Criminology (4 Year Programme);

    Description: The purpose of this module is to provide students with an overview of criminalistics, the theoretical critiques, the practical issues encountered and the various public and private agencies involved. The module also offers a critical examination of criminalistic approaches and examines the aetiology of miscarriages of justice against a backdrop of organisational and political motivations.

  1. CRI4001 – Criminology Dissertation (Joint)


    Field: CRIMINOLOGY

    Co-ordinator: Paula Bowles

    Credit Value: 20

    Level: 6

    Timetable Slot: All Year

    Pre-requisites: CRI2004 or CRI2001 or level 5 methods module from another subject or equivalent

    Co-requisites: None

    Assessment: STD - Criminology Dissertation (Joint), Coursework: 100% STDFF - Criminology Dissertation (Joint) (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%

    Designated for:

    Description: This dissertation provides an opportunity for students to study a topic in greater depth. They can choose a subject which they have found of interest during the previous two years of study, or they can move into any area of contemporary criminological significance to complete a 5,000 word dissertation.

  1. CRI4002 – Criminology Joint Dissertation


    Field: CRIMINOLOGY

    Co-ordinator: Paula Bowles

    Credit Value: 20

    Level: 6

    Timetable Slot: All Year

    Pre-requisites: CRI2004 or CRI2001 or level 5 methods module from another subject or equivalent

    Co-requisites: The Joint dissertation / project module in a second subject must be taken with this module.

    Assessment: STDFF - Criminology Joint Dissertation (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100% STD - Criminology Joint Dissertation, Coursework: 100%

    Designated for:

    Description: This module is available to students registered for a joint award in two subjects. Combined with the co-requisite module in the second subject, it provides an opportunity for students to complete a 40 credit dissertation/project or equivalent on a topic, theme or issue which links the two subjects studied.

  1. CRI4003 – Criminology Dissertation


    Field: CRIMINOLOGY

    Co-ordinator: Paula Bowles

    Credit Value: 40

    Level: 6

    Timetable Slot: All Year

    Pre-requisites: CRI2001 and CRI2003 or CRI2004 or level 5 methods module from another relevant subject or equivalent. 25/26 onwards: CRI2014

    Co-requisites: None

    Assessment: STD - Criminology Dissertation, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Criminology Dissertation (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%

    Designated for: Designated for: BA Criminology;

    Description: The dissertation provides an opportunity for students to study a topic in greater depth. They can choose a subject which they have found of interest during the previous two years of study, or they can move into any area of current criminological debate (subject to approval from the module leader).