Module Details

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Title INTRODUCTION TO CRIME AND SOCIETY
Code SOCI107
Coordinator Dr L Hancock
Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology
L.Hancock@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 4 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To provide an introduction to sociological criminology To introduce concepts and frameworks through which the nature, extent and ‘causes’ of crime have been conceptualised To consider how crime is constructed, perceived and responded to within society To explore the inter-relationships between crime, social problems and their context


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Explain how crime is constructed as a social problem.

(LO2) Discuss some of the main ways in which sociologists and academic criminologists have sought to explain ‘crime’.

(LO3) Distinguish the approaches taken by sociological criminologists and compare them to other approaches (such as common-sense).

(LO4) Comment on the relationship between theories of crime and popular, media and/or policy-responses.

(LO5) Situate discussions of crime and criminalisation within an understanding of social divisions in contemporary society.

(S1) Identify, summarise and comment upon different ways of approaching subject matter in a criminological fashion.

(S2) Outline key strengths and weaknesses of criminological concepts, theories and evidence.

(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S4) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis

(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)


Syllabus

 

What is criminology? What is ‘crime’? ‘Making crime’ (1) – official criminal statistics ‘Making crime’ (2) – media and crime Crimes of the powerful Crimes of the less powerful ‘Race’ and ‘crime’ Gender and crime Youth and crime Crime and the social order Conclusion and revision guidance


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: No
Notes: The lectures are designed to give you a broad introduction to key areas and debates; they are intended to facilitate your reading and to highlight issues that should be explored in your ‘out of class’ study time and in the seminars.

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: The seminars are designed to explore particular issues and debates in more detail than can be achieved during lectures; they will enable you to clarify and develop your understanding of your reading; and provide important opportunities to ensure your preparedness for the assessments.


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 11

10

        21
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 129
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
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opportunity
Penalty for late
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Notes
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  2 hours    100       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
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opportunity
Penalty for late
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Recommended Texts

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