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On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• demonstrate an awareness of how social control varies across different historical and social contexts
• provide a detailed description and assessment of the main theoretical frameworks that seek to understand social control;
• analyse and assess the development, operation and consequences of different elements of the criminal justice system, including the prison system and policing;
• demonstrate an understanding of the social context of social control, including how it affects different groups in society; and
• demonstrate an understanding of key trends in social control in contemporary society.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Essay analysing theoretical frameworks covered in the module. | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 34 |
Examination: Examination covering the module content | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 66 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback will be provided on assessed coursework as individual comments published in the VLE, in group sessions at lectures/seminars, and/or in person during office hours as appropriate