Criminal Justice

BA (Hons) Criminal Justice

This course encourages you to develop a broad-based understanding of the social and political context of crime. Key themes are: understanding and contextualising crime, examining the role of key agencies, studying the developing area of risk assessment and examining ways of working constructively with offenders. In addition you will develop an understanding of the nature, context and challenges of criminal behaviour.

Key facts

The lecturers in this area have wide experience of working in the criminal justice sector and are research active in the areas of youth justice, women and crime and substance misuse
Good links with criminal justice agencies and employers
Innovative and flexible teaching methods are used including 50% of teaching being delivered online

Course Content

The course will enable you to analyse a variety of types of crime including domestic crime and drug and alcohol-related crime. You will look into the psychology behind crime, the causes of crime and its impact on society as well as what can be done to prevent crime including the rehabilitation of offenders. You will also examine criminal law and the justice system. Towards the end of the course you will be able to choose from a selection of option modules covering drugs, the youth justice system, mental health and crime, policing crime and mental health issues leading to crime.

Career opportunities

There is an excellent range of career opportunities in the field of criminal and community justice. Graduates have progressed to careers in the police and probation services, victim support, the prison service, the youth offending service and drug and alcohol agencies, as well as jobs within the voluntary sector.

Assessment

There is a variety of assessment methods for this course, including essays, presentations, case studies and examinations. You will be required to do a dissertation on a topic of your interest.

Course duration

Entry requirements and applying

From 2012 our general academic requirement for an honours degree will be 240 UCAS points, and for a foundation degree 120 UCAS points. If you do not have the points required your application will still be considered. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and with a range of experiences.

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