Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
6114CRIM-SEP-MTP
Aims
1. To explore current legal, policy and practice responses to young people in conflict with the law, with a focus on England and Wales
2. To explore and critically analyse a range of theoretical perspectives used to study responses to young people in conflict with the law
3. To interrogate specific critical issues and questions that surround responses to children and young people in conflict with the law nationally and internationally
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate systemic understanding of current legal, policy and practice responses to young people in conflict with the law in England and Wales
2.
Demonstrate critical understanding of theoretical perspectives used to study responses to young people in conflict with the law
3.
Critically analyse enduring and topical issues relating to responses to children and young people in conflict with the law.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:An indicative range of topics studied includes:
1. Children in conflict with the law: a brief history
2. Contemporary responses (i.e. policies, organisational structures, processes, practices), with a focus on England and Wales
3. Theoretical perspectives
4. Critical issues. These might include: the age of criminal responsibility; the use of youth custody; the damaging effects of ‘system contact’; disproportionality and discrimination; and other issues reflecting the current research interests of the teaching team.
Module Overview:
In this module you will look at the contemporary legal, policy and practice responses to children and young people who are in conflict with the law. You will look at how these can be analysed and explained. Balancing accountability and the rehabilitation and welfare needs of children and young people in conflict with the law raises critical questions regarding the most appropriate ways to respond, including: At what age should children be held criminally responsible? Should imprisonment ever be used as a form of punishment for children and young people? Do formal criminal processes harm children and young people? Can state responses to children in conflict with the law be considered in isolation from other services or interventions?
In this module you will look at the contemporary legal, policy and practice responses to children and young people who are in conflict with the law. You will look at how these can be analysed and explained. Balancing accountability and the rehabilitation and welfare needs of children and young people in conflict with the law raises critical questions regarding the most appropriate ways to respond, including: At what age should children be held criminally responsible? Should imprisonment ever be used as a form of punishment for children and young people? Do formal criminal processes harm children and young people? Can state responses to children in conflict with the law be considered in isolation from other services or interventions?
Additional Information:This module will look at the contemporary legal, policy and practice responses to children and young people who are in conflict with the law and how these can be analysed and explained. Balancing accountability and the rehabilitation and welfare needs of children and young people in conflict with the law raises critical questions regarding the most appropriate ways to respond, including: At what age should children be held criminally responsible? Should imprisonment ever be used as a form of punishment for children and young people? Do formal criminal processes harm children and young people? Can state responses to children in conflict with the law be considered in isolation from other services or interventions? The module will explore how these questions have been treated within England and Wales, and will also consider their international and comparative dimensions.