Unit 1 · 3 credits · Level 3
Academic Skills for Social Science
Learning outcomes (3)
- Structure and reference a social science essay to degree standard
- Critically evaluate an academic criminology text
- Develop a personal study schedule for a 12-month programme
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Unit 2 · 6 credits · Level 3
Introduction to Criminological Theory
Learning outcomes (3)
- Explain the key claims of classical and positivist criminology
- Apply strain theory to explain youth crime in a deprived area
- Evaluate labelling theory using empirical evidence
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Unit 3 · 6 credits · Level 3
The Criminal Justice System in England and Wales
Learning outcomes (3)
- Trace the journey of a criminal case from arrest to sentencing
- Explain the role of the CPS in charging decisions
- Describe the sentencing options available to magistrates and Crown Court judges
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Unit 4 · 6 credits · Level 3
Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
Learning outcomes (3)
- Apply social learning theory to explain the development of criminal behaviour
- Discuss the concept of psychopathy and its measurement
- Evaluate cognitive-behavioural explanations of offending
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Unit 5 · 3 credits · Level 3
Victimology and Victim Support
Learning outcomes (3)
- Explain routine activity theory as a framework for understanding victimisation
- Describe the support services available to crime victims in England and Wales
- Evaluate the evidence base for restorative justice programmes
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Unit 6 · 3 credits · Level 3
Youth Justice and Juvenile Offending
Learning outcomes (3)
- Trace the history of youth justice legislation in England and Wales
- Identify risk factors associated with juvenile offending
- Evaluate the Youth Offending Team model of intervention
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Unit 7 · 3 credits · Level 3
Social Policy and the Welfare State
Learning outcomes (3)
- Explain how poverty and social exclusion correlate with crime rates
- Analyse the impact of welfare reform on criminal justice demand
- Evaluate the evidence for early intervention in reducing crime
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Unit 8 · 3 credits · Level 3
Research Methods in Social Science
Learning outcomes (3)
- Distinguish between crime surveys and police-recorded crime as data sources
- Design a small-scale qualitative research project in criminology
- Apply ethical principles to a criminological research proposal
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Unit 9 · 3 credits · Level 3
Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning
Learning outcomes (3)
- Identify the sources of English law and their hierarchy
- Apply the elements of actus reus and mens rea to a case scenario
- Read and brief a criminal law case using the IRAC method
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Unit 10 · 3 credits · Level 3
Policing and Crime Prevention
Learning outcomes (3)
- Evaluate the effectiveness of community policing models
- Explain problem-oriented policing using the SARA model
- Discuss the role of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
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Unit 11 · 3 credits · Level 3
Gender, Race, and Criminal Justice
Learning outcomes (3)
- Apply feminist criminological theory to gender-based violence
- Evaluate statistical evidence of racial disproportionality in stop-and-search
- Discuss intersectionality as a framework for criminal justice analysis
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Unit 12 · 3 credits · Level 3
Prisons, Punishment, and Rehabilitation
Learning outcomes (3)
- Evaluate the purposes of punishment (deterrence, retribution, rehabilitation)
- Analyse recidivism data and the evidence for custodial versus community sentences
- Describe Cognitive Skills programmes and their effectiveness
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Unit 13 · 3 credits · Level 3
Organised Crime and Cybercrime
Learning outcomes (3)
- Apply theoretical models to explain the structure of organised crime networks
- Identify the scale and forms of cybercrime and online fraud in the UK
- Evaluate law enforcement responses to organised and cybercrime
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Unit 14 · 3 credits · Level 3
Terrorism and Political Violence
Learning outcomes (3)
- Evaluate competing definitions of terrorism and their political implications
- Apply a radicalisation model (e.g. Wiktorowicz) to a case study
- Critically assess the UK Prevent strategy
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Unit 15 · 6 credits · Level 3
Extended Research Project
Learning outcomes (3)
- Formulate a research question in criminology and justify its importance
- Conduct a structured literature review using academic databases
- Present a 3,000-word evidence-based criminological argument
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