1. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of theories of crime and crime prevention
Knowledge and understanding, learning

2. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding surrounding offenders, victims and overlap between the two Knowledge and understanding, learning

3. Examine the nature and impact of society on the criminal justice system
Analysis, Application

4. Outline the use of problems solving; the tools used to implement it; and enablers and barriers to problem solving with a criminal context
Problem solving, Analysis, Reflection, Communication

The module will explore the interdisciplinary nature of criminology and introduce key concepts and theories for crime and crime prevention. Students will also be introduced to the use of problem solving within a policing context. The module will challenge students to consider potential motivations for crime, and they will evaluate explanations of offending behaviour from a psychological and sociological perspective, through application to real world case studies. The nexus between offenders and victims will be explored, encouraging students to consider the complexities of crime and the associated difficulties of the police response.

This module will cover:
• Concepts related to criminology
• Understanding concepts, theories and relationship surrounding victims and offenders
• Motivations for offending
• Impact of crime of individuals
• Impact of diversity on the Criminal Justice System
• Crime prevention theories and strategies
• Problem solving techniques and their effectiveness
• Reviewing specific initiatives of crime prevention

College of Policing curriculum content:
Criminology and Crime Prevention – 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Vulnerability and Risk – 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6
Digital Policing – 6.1
Criminal Justice – 9.1, 9.2
Problem Solving – 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5

Learning for this module will be based around students committing a total of 150 hours, split between 39 hours of direct contact with a tutor; 2hours of critical discussions forming part of the summative assessment and 109 hours of directed study. Student will be taught in a mixture of lectures and tutorial session, each having a one-hour whole group lecture per week and a two-hour smaller group tutorial session per week. In the lectures, students will be introduced to the general concepts and theories. Tutorials will be linked to the lecture and involve subjects for discussion and case studies. The purpose of the smaller group sessions is to help students assess their understanding of a topic and to develop their analytical skills.

Formative assessment will include feedback during class discussions and relating to summative assessment 2, between discussion one and discussion two.

Joyce, P. (2010). Policing: Development and Contemporary Practice. London, Sage.

Lab, S. (2016). Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations. 9th Ed. Routledge

Newburn, T. (2014). Handbook of Policing. Willan Publishing.

Reiner, R. (2010). Politics of the Police. 4th Ed. Oxford, OUP.

Rowe, M. (2017). Introduction to Policing. 3rd Ed. London, Sage Publications.

Additional reading available from the online reading list.

- Lecture rooms equipped with PowerPoint, OHP and whiteboard
-Tutorial rooms for small group work
- Blackboard VLE

1. The summative assessment on this module will include participation in an online critical discussion board whereby the student will be asked to critically analyse a theory or method of crime of crime prevention and actively discuss with others their topic and analysis. Students will show understanding of the topic and ability to critically engage with the subject matter through their own post and comment on other students’ posts. This assessment will address learning outcomes 2 and 3.

2. The second assessment for this module will include the participation in two critical discussions surrounding the nature and impact of society on the criminal justice system; and surrounding offenders and victims. These discussions will take place within a small group setting where students will be able to show their understanding of these topics and demonstrate critical analysis of the topic. This assessment will address learning outcomes 1 and 4.

The module will explore the interdisciplinary nature of criminology and introduce key concepts and theories for crime and crime prevention. Students will also be introduced to the use of problem solving within a policing context. The module will challenge students to consider potential motivations for crime, and they will evaluate explanations of offending behaviour from a psychological and sociological perspective, through application to real world case studies. The nexus between offenders and victims will be explored, encouraging students to consider the complexities of crime and the associated difficulties of the police response.

This module will cover:
• Concepts related to criminology
• Understanding concepts, theories and relationship surrounding victims and offenders
• Motivations for offending
• Impact of crime of individuals
• Impact of diversity on the Criminal Justice System
• Crime prevention theories and strategies
• Problem solving techniques and their effectiveness
• Reviewing specific initiatives of crime prevention