1. On completion of this module, you will be able to demonstrate familiarity with the strengths and weaknesses of criminological theories.
Learning; enquiry

2. On completion of this module, you will be able to show knowledge and understanding of criminological theories under examination conditions.
Knowledge & Understanding; communication

3. On completion of this module, you will be able to explain the social contexts in which different criminological theories have been produced and be able to compare and contrast their problems and potentials.
Analysis; problem-solving; application; reflection

4. On completion of this module, you will be able to show knowledge and understanding of criminological theory in a good style of written English.
Communication

This core module is designed to develop discipline-specific abilities in the competent use of criminological theory and concepts to understand crime, victimisation and responses to crime and deviance. It is intended to:
• Provide students with a comprehensive grounding in the varieties of criminological theory.
• Familiarise them with the different assumptions, explanations and proposed solutions embedded within these theories.
• Sensitise students to the importance of the social contexts in which theories are produced.
• The module is also designed to develop students learning about 'crime' and 'criminal justice', in that they are not fixed and settled entities but complex and shifting processes whose different characteristics are revealed (and concealed) when viewed through the lenses of different theories.
The module will cover traditional criminological theories including:
• Foundations of Criminological Theory
• Classical & Positivist Criminology
• Crime & Economic Conditions (The Chicago School)
• Anomie
• Subcultural theories
• Learning Theories
• Control Theories
• Interactionist Criminology
• Left and right realism Criminology

For 150 hours, of which 26 will be class contact and 124 hours will be guided independent study. Whole group contact will consist of lectures and workshops.

Maguire, M., Morgan, R. & Reiner, R. (Eds.). (2017), The Oxford handbook of criminology, (6th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
McLaughlin, E., & Muncie, J. (2013). Criminological perspectives: Essential readings, (3rd ed.). London, Sage.
Newburn, T. (2017). Criminology. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Renzetti, C. M., Curran, D. J., & Carr, P. J. (eds.). (2003). Theories of Crime: A Reader. Boston, Allyn & Bacon.

• The library
• PCs with standard suite of University software providing access to e-mail, the internet, word processing, etc.
• Lecture rooms with access for disabled students, and suitable for group work
• The Blackboard virtual learning environment

None

The examination will assess students ’ achievement of all four Learning Outcomes. The examination paper will be realised to the students 2 weeks prior to the examination date. PLEASE NOTE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR Semester 1 2021/22 DUE TO COVID-19 AS FOLLOWS: Coursework - 2500 word essay - 100%

Theories of Crime and Justice: This module provides you with a comprehensive grounding in the varieties of criminological theory; familiarises you with the different assumptions, explanations and proposed solutions embedded within these theories and sensitises you to the importance of the social contexts in which theories are produced. The module is also designed to develop your learning about 'crime' and 'criminal justice', so you learn that they are not fixed and settled entities but complex and shifting processes whose different characteristics are revealed (and concealed) when viewed through the lenses of different theories.