Module Descriptors
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY
LAWS60990
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Evans
Email: D.J.Evans@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 34%
- ASSIGNMENT - SECOND ASSIGNMENT weighted at 66%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
This module considers the role of space, place and the environment in influencing the location of offences and offenders.
- changing orientations in the spatial study of crime and offending
- an evaluation of different sources of crime and offender data
- defensible space
- spatial aspects of residential burglary
- spatial aspects of violent crime
- fear of crime
- delinquency areas
- changing orientations in the spatial study of crime and offending
- an evaluation of different sources of crime and offender data
- defensible space
- spatial aspects of residential burglary
- spatial aspects of violent crime
- fear of crime
- delinquency areas
Module Learning Strategies
Whole group sessions (lectures, 1 * 8 weeks = 16 hours)
These sessions will introduce knowledge of the topics to be studied and guidance for further personal study of each topic. They will be supplemented by handouts and teaching materials and some sessions will involve student participation and interaction. Lectures will provide an overview framework of the topics which should be effectively understood and developed. They will also provide the foundation for a structured programme for seminar sessions.
Small group sessions (seminars, 8 hours per semester )
The seminar sessions, which can be found in the study guide, will examine particular aspects of environmental criminology. The study guide contains reading for each session and a variety of learning methods including discussion, collaborative tasks and student-led sessions. The sessions will encourage active participation in a variety of ways, for example, as part of the group, as individuals presenting papers and as part of a team. Problem answering skills will be developed and critical evaluation will be encouraged.
Directed Study and Independent Learning (126 hours)
A proportion of the study time will be devoted to independent study in order to allow students to undertake further reading. Understanding of all aspects studied in both lectures and seminars should be developed during this time. It will also provide study time for the preparation of small group work, both individual and team work, and preparation for coursework assessment. Guidance for independent study can be found within the study guide which encourages students to research subjects in depth using paper and electronic sources.
Total Learning Hours - 150
These sessions will introduce knowledge of the topics to be studied and guidance for further personal study of each topic. They will be supplemented by handouts and teaching materials and some sessions will involve student participation and interaction. Lectures will provide an overview framework of the topics which should be effectively understood and developed. They will also provide the foundation for a structured programme for seminar sessions.
Small group sessions (seminars, 8 hours per semester )
The seminar sessions, which can be found in the study guide, will examine particular aspects of environmental criminology. The study guide contains reading for each session and a variety of learning methods including discussion, collaborative tasks and student-led sessions. The sessions will encourage active participation in a variety of ways, for example, as part of the group, as individuals presenting papers and as part of a team. Problem answering skills will be developed and critical evaluation will be encouraged.
Directed Study and Independent Learning (126 hours)
A proportion of the study time will be devoted to independent study in order to allow students to undertake further reading. Understanding of all aspects studied in both lectures and seminars should be developed during this time. It will also provide study time for the preparation of small group work, both individual and team work, and preparation for coursework assessment. Guidance for independent study can be found within the study guide which encourages students to research subjects in depth using paper and electronic sources.
Total Learning Hours - 150
Module Additional Assessment Details
An ASSIGMT length 1000 WORDS weighted at 34%. A 2NDASSIGMT length 2000 WORDS weighted at 66%.
One 1000 word essay (34%) learning outcomes 1-6
Individual write-up in essay form of group seminar presentation 2,000 words (66%) learning outcomes 1-6
Students must achieve an overall mark of 40% averaged over both assessment elements and not less that 25% in each element
One 1000 word essay (34%) learning outcomes 1-6
Individual write-up in essay form of group seminar presentation 2,000 words (66%) learning outcomes 1-6
Students must achieve an overall mark of 40% averaged over both assessment elements and not less that 25% in each element
Module Resources
Appropriate texts and journals
Module study guide
Computing facilities with web access
Module study guide
Computing facilities with web access
Module Texts
Evans (1995) Crime and Policing: Spatial Approaches, Aldershot, Avebury
Maguire et al (eds) (2007) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, Oxford University Press, 4th Edition
Mawby (2001), Burglary, Willan Publishing
Wortley, R and Mazerole, L (2008) Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis, Willan Publishing
Maguire et al (eds) (2007) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, Oxford University Press, 4th Edition
Mawby (2001), Burglary, Willan Publishing
Wortley, R and Mazerole, L (2008) Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis, Willan Publishing