Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
3505PSHBC-JAN-PAR
Aims
This module will provide students with the opportunity to understand contemporary issues in Criminal Justice.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify the key players in contemporary English criminal justice
2.
Understand the key ideas explaining why crime is committed.
3.
Understand the development and current principles and practices driving criminal
justice in England, including policing, court processes and punishment.
4.
Understand current challenges to mainstream criminal justice, such as race and
gender issues, restorative justice and miscarriages of justice
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Criminalisation and criminal justice
Understanding why crime occurs
Who makes criminal justice work?
Crime prevention and community safety
Policing
Courts
Sentencing
Punishment
Restorative justice
Race and criminal justice
Gender and criminal justice
Additional Information:The multi-disciplinary syllabus and assessment tasks will enable students to acquire the academic skills and knowledge needed for successful transition into level 4 and completion of a degree.