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On completion of this module students should be able to:Understand the different domains of psychology, criminology and forensic psychology. Recognise the variety of areas where psychology can make a contribution to our understanding of crime. Appreciate the implications of specific research around problematic areas of the criminal justice system.
Indicative Module Content:1/ Introduction to the Study of Crime
2/ Sociological theories of Crime
3/ The Economics of Crime
4/ Criminogenic Influences
5/ Women and Crime
6/ Crime, Public Opinion and the Media
7/ Treatment of Offenders – What Works?
8/ Mental Illness and Crime
9/ Drugs and Crime
10/ Interviews, Interrogations and Confessions
11/ Juries and Eyewitnesses
12/ Sex Offenders
13/ Offender Profiling
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Specified Learning Activities | 16 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 87 |
Total | 125 |
It's recommended that some modules should have been taken from Psychology, Sociology or Criminology.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: 3000 word maximum | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
Presentation: One short presentation to rest of class on a topic, about 10 minutes in duration. Marked according to structured set of characteristics - this structure given to students at beginning of semester. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 20 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire (Short): MCQs provided by classmates | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
The assessment is divided into a 3,000 word essay (worth 70%), a 10 minute presentation as part of a group (but individually assessed, worth 20%), and a series of short in-class MCQ tests provided by peers after their presentations (worth 10%). The main assessment, the essay, is submitted at the end of term. The student will be emailed with the provisional grade and a brief explanation underlying this grade within three weeks of the essay's submission. Higher grades will be given for originality and insight. The presentation is graded according to a series of quantified characteristics, and this grading structure is provided to the students at the beginning of the semester. The MCQs (five in all each week, with four answers to choose from) from weeks 3-11.