Exam

Portfolio

An indicative range of topics studied includes:

• The challenges to ‘positivist criminology’ from the radical / critical criminological paradigm and anti-criminology.
• The socio-economic, political and historical contexts of critical criminological theory.
• Outline of the major critical criminological theoretical perspectives that have developed in the last four decades and links to wider critical social theory.
• The emphasis in critical theory on understanding individual and social problems within broader economic and social inequalities.

Advanced Criminological Theory - 5100CRIM

Advanced Criminological Theory

Critically understand the social, political and historical contexts out of which theoretical developments in critical criminology have developed.

Critically appreciate the diversity, interconnections and strengths and weaknesses of contemporary critical criminological perspectives.

Demonstrate critical reflection and ability to challenge dominant ways of thinking about ‘crime’, crime control and social harm.