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LAW10550

Academic Year 2024/2025

Criminal Behaviour (LAW10550)

Subject:
Law
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Law
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Jonathan Ilan
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This 5 credit module explores various different criminal behaviours. Moving from the legal provisions that create particular criminal offences, to an understanding of what motivates individuals to become involved in these behaviours, students begin to analyse the effectiveness and appropriateness of criminal laws in various contexts. From vandalism and violence that seem ‘senseless’, to robberies that might be labelled as ‘calculated’ and ‘cunning’, criminological research and concepts are deployed to better understand the reality of criminal offending and to critically explore how the law is used to try and prevent it.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Having completed this module students will be able to:
Discern the legal basis of the most common criminal offences
Discuss the different kinds of motivation to commit offences
Understand criminal offences in a contextual manner
Explore the effectiveness of the criminal law in different contexts
Relate particular criminal behaviours back to broader criminological theories

Indicative Module Content:

Understanding Criminal Law
Understanding Criminal Motivation
Theft, Robbery and Burglary
The War on Drugs
Vandalism and Graffiti
Violence
Sexual Offences
Cybercrime
Terrorism
White Collar Crime

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

124

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module is delivered face to face with additional online material. Students will be assigned work to prepare most weeks. This may be reading, watching short videos, completing online exercises, reflection and preparing to debate, or preparing written work. Students are expected to engage with all teaching and learning activities.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): 1500 word written essay Week 12 Graded No
100
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Fri 11:00 - 12:50
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