This module introduces criminology and criminological theory through a range of issues, case study examples and topical debates. It introduces students to the key theoretical approaches within criminology that act as a framework for understanding areas such as victimisation, mental health, criminal justice, youth justice psychology and the law, violence. The module encourages students to analyse critically a range of criminology and social issues and problems in contemporary Britain, and the arrangements that have been devised to meet them.

To develop a critical understanding of Child First justice in the broader international context of youth justice policy and practice.

The criminal justice system is constantly having to adapt and evolve to external pressures. This module will introduce students to a range of contemporary issues in criminal justice and question how effective the current system is at dealing with such challenges. Using real-life case studies, topical news stories and contemporary research, within this module you will develop an understanding of key issues and debates that shape our societies and justice systems today.

The aims of this module are to consolidate students' experiences of undertaking research in both the social science and humanities traditions and to equip them with the appropriate intellectual and practical methodological, writing and reflexive skills to successfully undertake an independent and original piece of critical research on an issue of relevance to their programme.

This module will enable students to examine key issues in responding to victims and perpetrators of sexual violence, including meanings of justice and strategies for prevention.

This module aims to examine crime, deviance and social change through a sporting lens. It will engage with the key theoretical approaches within the social sciences that can act as a framework for understanding more practical examples of crime, deviance and social change in sport.

This module will enable students to explore ways in which Forensic Psychologists contribute to different legal systems. The module will include an analysis of the complexities related to eyewitness testimony and identification and introduce psychological procedures and techniques used to interview witnesses and suspects. Next, it will explore the merits and limits of psychologists as expert witnesses. The module will also cover how psychology can aid police investigations, the detection of deception, and make sense of jury decisions.

Through this module students undertake a project of criminological research on a topic of their own choosing. Students can choose one of the following formats: empirical study collecting primary data (qualitative and/or quantitative), empirical study using secondary data publicly available in official data repositories (E.g. UK Data Service), library-based studies, policy-review or theory-led (incl. PhD proposals).

With the support of an academic supervisor and a programme of dissertation workshops, produced work will show a detailed understanding of their chosen topic through the application of relevant knowledge, theories and concepts acquired throughout the course and through their own independent study. Students will demonstrate their ability to plan and conduct criminological with rigour and to communicate their ideas with clarity and precision.

Through this module students undertake a project of criminological research on a topic of their own choosing. Students can choose one of the following formats: empirical study collecting primary data (qualitative and/or quantitative), empirical study using secondary data publicly available in official data repositories (E.g. UK Data Service), library-based studies, policy-review or theory-led (incl. PhD proposals).

With the support of an academic supervisor and a programme of dissertation workshops, produced work will show a detailed understanding of their chosen topic through the application of relevant knowledge, theories and concepts acquired throughout the course and through their own independent study. Students will demonstrate their ability to plan and conduct criminological with rigour and to communicate their ideas with clarity and precision.