Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Module Offerings
7003LAWPL-JAN-MTP
Aims
To develop a knowledge and understanding of the principles, policies and doctrines relating to the criminalisation and de-criminalisation of sexual, and sexually-related behaviour within society.
To provide a critical analysis of the rationale for, and scope of, a selective range of sexual offences in their socio-legal context.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate a critical and advanced awareness and detailed understanding of the main policy and doctrinal issues in, and development of, sexual offences
2.
Demonstrate a critical and advanced awareness of the relationship between legal principles and other disciplines, including politics, sociology and ethics
3.
Demonstrate an advanced critical ability to select key research issues, identify relevant primary and secondary sources of information, and utilise a variety of legal and other electronic sources of information
4.
Demonstrate the advanced and critical ability to apply gained legal knowledge to complex problems, to critically evaluate this application and draw logical conclusions supported by legal argument and authority
5.
Demonstrate the critical ability to develop as an independent learner at M level by taking responsibility for seminar preparation, coursework research and preparation
6.
Demonstrate an advanced and theoretically-informed ability to use and apply appropriate legal terminology, structure and language in writing
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:The nature, history, morality and social perspectives of sexual offences.
The criminalisation of sexual behaviour e.g. rape, sexual assault.
Sexual offences and young persons e.g. child sexual activity, indecent photographs.
Sexual offences and mentally disordered persons.
The Sexual Offences Act 2003
Sentencing: judicial attitudes and legislative measures.
Prostitution and street offences: socio-legal dimensions, criminal and non-criminal activities, specific offences e.g. soliciting, kerb-crawling, brothel keeping, exploitation.
Reform
Module Overview:
This module will critically evaluate the phenomenon of sexual offences from a variety of perspectives: historical and modern; social/cultural; ethical and moral; political. Within these contexts, the criminalisation of sexual behaviour will be evaluated and the law applied critically to specific factual situations. The module aims to:
This module will critically evaluate the phenomenon of sexual offences from a variety of perspectives: historical and modern; social/cultural; ethical and moral; political. Within these contexts, the criminalisation of sexual behaviour will be evaluated and the law applied critically to specific factual situations. The module aims to:
- develop a knowledge and understanding of the principles, policies and doctrines relating to the criminalisation and de-criminalisation of sexual, and sexually-related behaviour within society
- provide a critical analysis of the rationale for, and scope of, a selective range of sexual offences in their socio-legal context
Additional Information:As the phenomenon of sexual offences does not exist in a vacuum, the module will evaluate critically those offences from a variety of perspectives: historical and modern; social/cultural; ethical and moral; political. Within these contexts, the criminalisation of sexual behaviour will be evaluated and the law applied critically to specific factual situations. Particular emphasis will be placed on the ongoing dynamic development of sexual offences, especially the rationale for and effectiveness of reform. The workshop format will allow students to receive formative feedback on their understanding of the issues.