Criminology

Module code: SAC3006-B

Module Aims

You will develop an understanding of criminology and the criminal justice system.  The module will look at criminology from a number of different perspectives and explain how society's views of criminality are mediated through different agencies and various theoretical models.

Outline Syllabus

The structural characteristics of the processes of the English criminal justice system.  Exemplars of theory and research in Criminology: Ethnicity and crime, Crime and gender, The role of the media, Policing and social control.

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