Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Justice Studies

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar

Module Offerings

6028LAWCJ-JAN-MTP

Aims

This module aims to raise student awareness of the range of types of violence which cause social harm, awareness of the social characteristics which increase the risk of violent victimisation, and awareness of the challenges associated with regulating and responding to violence

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically evaluate the range of different types of violence in society
2.
Critically evaluate knowledge and discourses on the nature and extent of violence
3.
Critically analyse the effectiveness of current responses to violence, and the challenges facing effective regulation of violence

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Defining and conceptualising violence Racism, ethnicities and violence Gender and violence Sexuality and violence Religion and violence War, armed forces veterans and violence Corporate crime and violence State crime and violence
Module Overview:
This module aims to develop advanced and theoretically-informed knowledge of the range of typologies of violence that exist in society, the nature and extent of different forms of violence, and the challenges of regulating violence
Additional Information:This module aims to develop advanced and theoretically-informed knowledge of the range of typologies of violence that exist in society, the nature and extent of different forms of violence, and the challenges of regulating violence

Assessments

Centralised Exam