Detailed Information
SPOL30200 - Crime, Social Services & the Justice System (Audit) - 2017
This module introduces the student to Crime in Ireland from a comparative perspective, to the elements of the Criminal Justice system and to the official Justice and Social Policy responses to crime. The course includes a critical understanding of crime statistics and focuses on a number of key themes: Youth Crime; Restorative Justice; Penal Policy; Victimology; Desistance, Human Rights and Criminological Theory. Guest lecturers who are practitioners or service providers complement the core lecturer to provide the student with an understanding of a range of core services provided by An Garda Siochana, the Probation Service and other NGOs in the area of crime and crime prevention.
Semester 1
Level 3
Lectures: Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 and Thursdays 12:00-13:00, beginning September 12.
No tutorials
If you are taking this module for credit, please take note of the dates below:
Term dates for revision: Saturday, 2 December - Sunday, 10 December
Term dates for exams: Monday, 11 December - Friday, 22 December
Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module
Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module
Upgrading from audit to credit
You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note, however, that you can't change back to being an audit student - if you decide not to complete the assignments and/or sit the exams, this will appear on your academic record.
Concessions
There are no concessions available for Open Learning modules.
Refunds
Refunds may in some instances be available for extenuating circumstances, such as serious illness, within two weeks of the start of the module. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing, with supporting documents where appropriate.
Dr Marie Keenan