A Project - Critical Review. Length 500 words: weighted at 33.3% [Learning Outcomes 1,3]
A Class Test - Length 1 hour, unseen: weighted at 33.3% [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3]
A Coursework Essay - Length 1,500 words: weighted at 33.4% [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5]

The nature of sociological and psychological approaches to crime, deviance and social control.
The problem of defining 'crime' and the 'criminal'.
The history of punishment and mechanisms of social control.

Texts available in Earl Street Library
Internet

There will be twice-weekly sessions which will incorporate whole group lectures, tutor-led discussion and student presentations. One-to-one support will also be given in the production of assignments. The sessions will encourage students to engage critically with the issues introduced and provide a solid basis for independent study. Students will be helped to gain confidence in expressing arguments, both orally and on paper, and in their ability to work to university level. Students will be introduced to the various learning strategies they are likely to encounter on entry to higher education.

Dwyer, D. (2001) Angles on Criminal Psychology
Coleman, C and Moynihan, J. (1998) Understanding Crime Data
James, A. and Raine, J. (1998) The New Politics of Criminal Justice
White, R. and Haines, R. (1999) Crime and Criminology: An Introduction, OUP