Course Catalogue

Justice Studies

- To explore critically the social construction and various definitions of crime. - To critically discuss the relationship between these definitions and the various sources of power within society, on both a national and an international level. - To consider critically the crimes that can occur as a result of imbalances of power within society, on the micro, mezzo and macro societal levels. - To critically analyse the ways in which the criminal justice process responds to different types of crimes of the powerful.

Outline Syllabus:- Intro: thinking critically about crime and power - Globalisation - Terrorism - War and Crime - Organised Crime - Green Criminology - Human Trafficking - Abuses of Police Power - Institutional Violence - Corporate Crime - Scandal and a Criminology of Harm

Module Overview:
The module aims to equip students with the skills required to demonstrate a critical understanding of crimes involving the abuse of social and/or individual power. Discussion will centre on the different strata of causation and response in this area at the individual, national and international levels and a critical understanding of theoretical and empirical debates relating to these issues. The module therefore builds on skills and understanding acquired at levels 4 & 5.

Additional Information:The module aims to equip students with the skills required to demonstrate a critical understanding of crimes involving the abuse of social and/or individual power. Discussion will centre on the different strata of causation and response in this area – at the individual, national and international levels – and a critical understanding of theoretical and empirical debates relating to these issues. The module therefore builds on skills and understanding acquired at levels 4 & 5.