Module Details

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Title COMMUNITY AND THE PROBLEM OF CRIME
Code SOCI341
Coordinator Dr K Petoukhov
Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology
K.Petoukhov@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

- To introduce the student to an understanding of the relationship between crime and community as this has been developed since the late 1970s in western criminology.
- To critically evaluate the main crime prevention policy objectives in England and Wales which have been introduced since the late 1970s


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) a critical understanding of the differential impact of crime on various groups within British society, from the late 1970s onwards

(LO2) a critical understanding of definitions of community and the community context in which the success of crime prevention policies are measured

(LO3) a critical understanding of the different crime prevention paradigms which have been applied in Britain

(LO4) a critical evaluation of the academic contribution to key debates around crime prevention which have taken place since the late 1970s in Britain and their local and national policy context

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis


Syllabus

 

Introduction to crime prevention: crime prevention in the twentieth century

Crime and the urban environment (1) Making sense of urban social divisions, ‘crime’ and victimisation

Crime and the urban environment (2) Questioning neighbourhood ‘disorder’ and ‘social disorganisation’ as explanatory frameworks

Regulating Risk? The Surveillant State and the Policing of Protest

Policing the 'terrorist'

Policing communities

The politics of racial violence

Youth, crime, victimisation and criminalization

Communities and crime prevention: crime, trust and the locally powerful

Crime prevention for the 21st century?


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Hybrid - asynchronous pre-recorded lectures; face to face synchronous seminars, safety permitting. Lectures: No face-to-face delivery. Syllabus will be broken down into smaller chunks and delivered as a series of asynchronous teaching elements posted on to CANVAS which will not be constrained by weekly timetabling slots

Seminars: No change to weekly delivery but possibility that may be facilitated on-line rather than face-to face


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

11

        23
Timetable (if known)   60 mins X 1 totaling 11
 
         
Private Study 128
TOTAL HOURS 151

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  1500 words    40       
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  1000 words    60       

Recommended Texts

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