The subject maters will include:

Understanding case reviews

Safeguarding duty

Child Homicide

Non-fatal offences

Child specific sex offences

Wider in community exploitation by gangs and groups – Victimology

Wider in community suspect management including civil orders

Sex offender Theory – Finklehor model and development of British Treatment Program

Sex offender management – Risk assessment/Visor/MAPPA

The language of Safeguarding and the development of MAPs

Development of internet threat – grooming and IIOC

Present a case to the tutors. This will contribute 100% of the marks - The case will be presented via a Power-Point presentation consisting of an eight minute talk followed by questions from the assessors. The total presentation time is a maximum of fifteen minutes. The assessments assessment learning outcomes 1-4.

Additional Assessment Details

Working towards the assessment tasks will be a key element of the learning, and tutors will be available to guide students through the process. Face to face contact sessions focussed on assessment activities will be scheduled into the timetable.

The learning strategy for this module is based around students committing a total of 200 hours of activities, split between 39 hours of direct contact with a tutor and 161 hours of directed and independent study, together with preparation for and completion of assessment tasks.

WHOLE GROUP SESSIONS

In these sessions, students are introduced to the general concepts underlying the subject and provided with an outline of the relevant legal principles and cases. Teaching materials will including the collaborative use of the Microsoft 365 and Blackboard. These sessions guide students towards consolidating their knowledge and understanding

SMALLER GROUP SESSIONS

These are preceded by a period of independent learning. The module materials contain indicative reading for each session, together with subjects for discussion and case studies. The purpose of the smaller group sessions is to help students assess their understanding of a topic, to develop analytical skills, and to learn how to apply criminological principles to factual situations. For all smaller group sessions, there are questions to help guide reading and preparation. The sessions encourage active participation and interaction among students and between students and tutors. A variety of teaching methods is adopted in order to encourage the development of essential skills such as intellectual rigour, communication, problem solving, research, teamwork, negotiation, presentation, referencing, judgement and the appropriate use of IT.

DIRECTED AND INDEPENDENT STUDY (161 hours)

Independent study includes research and preparation for the work to be undertaken in the smaller group sessions and consolidation of understanding afterwards. Directed and independent study aims to develop a deeper understanding of issues within this area of criminological research. Students are provided with guidance in their module materials, including via Teams and Blackboard. Completion of the tasks encourages students to assess their progress, identify strengths and weaknesses and manage their time more effectively.

Pre-seen guidance to support research for the assessment is provided.

Module Study Guide

Access to appropriate secondary legal resources/Case reviews and government reports

Computing facilities to access material available via Microsoft Teams, Blackboard, and the Web

Every week relevant case review and journal articles are provided – also

Kim Holt. (2016) Contemporary Family Justice: Policy and Practice in Complex Child Protection Decisions Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Hoyano, L., and Keenan, C. (2010) Child Abuse: Law and Policy Across Boundaries
OUP Oxford ISBN-10: 019829946X

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The module allows students to delve into the contested subject of child safeguarding, child protection and offender management. This module aims to develop the students thirst for reading and research into case studies and wider, related criminological theory. The subject is intended to prompt an effective interest in analysing competing criminological theories and allow the students to build on their critical analysis. This module will hopefully develop reading and research skills that can be transferred to other modules.