LAW10540

Learning Outcomes:

By engaging successfully with this module students will be able to:
• understand the history and development of theoretical perspectives on crime;
• demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the main tenets of key criminological theories;
• critically reflect on the strengths and limitations of key theoretical perspectives;
• assess different explanations for criminal behaviour.

Indicative Module Content:

Criminology: an overview
Classical criminology
Biological and psychological positivism
Social theories of crime
Feminist criminology
Radical and critical criminology
Realist criminology
Risk and globalisation

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

This module is delivered face to face with additional online activities to be completed.
Students will be assigned work to prepare most weeks. This may be reading, watching short videos, completing online exercises, meeting academic advisors, or preparing written work. Students are expected to engage with all teaching and learning activities; this will be essential for keeping up with the continuous assessment on the module.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive summative feedback on their assignment. Group feedback post-assessment Throughout the semester: Should students require feedback on their learning for this module, they are encouraged to self-assess and seek clarification from the relevant member of teaching staff who delivered the topic, by using office hours. See Brightspace for contact details.

General Resources
Beirne, P., & Messerschmidt, J. W. (2011). Criminology: A sociological approach (5th ed.). Oxford University Press. https://go.exlibris.link/0NMPK2h8

Carrabine, E. et al. (2014). Criminology: A sociological introduction. (3rd ed.) London: Routledge. https://go.exlibris.link/XcDsg7Qt [e-book]

Case, S., Johnson, P., Manlow, D., Smith, R. and Williams, K. (2017) Criminology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://go.exlibris.link/6H5nRjVZ

Cullen, F. T., & Wilcox, P. (2013). The Oxford handbook of criminological theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://go.exlibris.link/HDBFR31G

Downes, D. M., Rock, P. E., & McLaughlin, E. (2016). Understanding deviance: A guide to the sociology of crime and rule-breaking (7th ed.). Oxford University Press. https://go.exlibris.link/yQm3bsgx

Healy, D., Hamilton, C., Daly, Y., & Butler, M. (2016) (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of Irish criminology. London: Routledge. https://go.exlibris.link/sybKm1bB [e-book]

Maguire, M., Morgan, R., & Reiner, R. (2012). The Oxford handbook of criminology (5th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://go.exlibris.link/rFkKrkHR

McLaughlin, E., & Muncie, J. (Eds.) (2013). Criminological perspectives: Essential readings (3rd ed.). London: SAGE. https://go.exlibris.link/w05RhZZS

McLaughlin, E. and Newburn, T. (Eds.) (2010) Sage Handbook of Criminological Theory. London: SAGE. https://go.exlibris.link/dwdQC1Xw [e-book]

Newburn, T. (2017). Criminology (3rd ed.). London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. https://go.exlibris.link/XfSLfT9s [e-book]

Taylor, I., Walton, P. and Young, J. (1973) The New Criminology: For a Social Theory of Deviance. London: Routledge https://go.exlibris.link/50yWsCgJ [e-book]

Williams, K.S. (2012) Textbook on Criminology (7th ed.) London: Blackstone Press. https://go.exlibris.link/6SvHqdSL [e-book]

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