Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Module Offerings
4019LAWCJ-JAN-MTP
Aims
To provide a basis for students' understanding of major theoretical positions within criminology and how these influence developments in criminal justice.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Free will and Determinism
Psychological theories
Environmental theories
Control theories
Strain theories
Labelling theories
Radical theories
Cultural criminology
Gender and theories of masculinity
The Underclass
Exam preparation
Module Overview:
This module will provide you with an understanding of historical and contemporary criminological theories and highlight how these have shaped and influenced the modern day criminal justice system and responses to crime and deviance.
This module will provide you with an understanding of historical and contemporary criminological theories and highlight how these have shaped and influenced the modern day criminal justice system and responses to crime and deviance.
Additional Information:The module will provide students will an understanding of historical and contemporary criminological theories and highlight how these have shaped and influenced the modern day criminal justice system and responses to crime and deviance.
Assessments
Essay