Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
4100CRIM-SEP-MTP
Aims
1. Introduce students to a core of key theoretical perspectives within criminology.
2. Encourage students to reflect upon the ways in which different theoretical strands have attempted to explain crime and criminal behaviour.
3. Foster an understanding of the reasons for these differences and similarities between different theoretical approaches.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate knowledge of some of the key theoretical perspectives within criminology.
2.
Describe how different theoretical strands have attempted to explain crime and criminal behaviour.
3.
Explore the differences and convergences between critical theoretical approaches to the study of crime, deviance and/or social control
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:1. Introduction to Theory
2. Block 1 (2 weeks) – the Rational Actor
3. Block 2 (3 weeks) – the Predetermined Actor
4. Block 3 (4 weeks) – the Victimised Actor
Module Overview:
This module will begin to form your theoretical and conceptual foundation in Criminology. It will do so by charting some of the key perspectives within the discipline of Criminology and examining the emergence and contours of Critical Criminologies. An appreciation of these, often competing, versions of what Criminology is or should be, and the policy implications which follow, highlight the centrality of theory because ideas have consequences. This module will introduce you to the theoretical pathway of the discipline of Criminology, its relevant conceptual language, the key thinkers involved, and important seminal texts.
This module will begin to form your theoretical and conceptual foundation in Criminology. It will do so by charting some of the key perspectives within the discipline of Criminology and examining the emergence and contours of Critical Criminologies. An appreciation of these, often competing, versions of what Criminology is or should be, and the policy implications which follow, highlight the centrality of theory because ideas have consequences. This module will introduce you to the theoretical pathway of the discipline of Criminology, its relevant conceptual language, the key thinkers involved, and important seminal texts.
Additional Information:This module will begin to form the theoretical and conceptual foundation for level 4 studies in criminology. It will do so by charting some of the key perspectives within the discipline of Criminology and examining the emergence and contours of Critical Criminologies. An appreciation of these, often competing, versions of what Criminology is or should be, and the policy implications which follow, highlight the centrality of theory because ideas have consequences. This module will introduce students to the theoretical pathway of the discipline of Criminology, its relevant conceptual language, the key thinkers involved, and important seminal texts.