This information is for the 2020/21 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Tim Newburn OLD.2.40A
Availability
This course is available on the BSc in Criminology, BSc in International Social and Public Policy, BSc in International Social and Public Policy with Politics and BSc in Social Policy with Government. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
Course content
This course introduces students to the politicised nature of crime and criminal justice. The course content will cover the following subjects:
Teaching
10 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the MT.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce 1 exercise and 1 presentation in the MT.
Using media reports, students will put together:
A draft poster (as preparation for the later summative assessment) illustrating how politics affects crime (and vice-versa).
A short presentation, which they willl give in class, explaining their findings.
Indicative reading
Beckett, K. and Sasson, T. (2004) The Politics of Injustice: Crime and Punishment in America, 2nd ed, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Garland, D. (2001) The Culture of Control, Oxford: OUP
Morgan, R. and Smith, D. (2017) Delivering more with less: Austerity and the politics of law and order, in Liebling, A. et al, (eds) Oxford Handbook of Criminology, Oxford: OUP
Scheingold, G. (1984) The Politics of Law and Order: Street crime and public policy, New York: Longman
Tonry, M. (2013) Evidence, ideology and politics in the making of American criminal justice policy, in Tonry, M. (ed) Crime and Justice in America 1975-2025, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Assessment
Project (60%, 1500 words) in the LT.
Presentation (20%) and presentation (20%) in the MT.
There will be three forms of summative assessment:
Student projects - researching and assessing one well-known historical example of the interaction of politics and crime - will form 60% of the overall mark.
In addition, students will be required to produce a poster summarising their case study (20%) and also do a short presentation in which they present the findings summarised on the case study poster (20%).
Key facts
Department: Social Policy
Total students 2019/20: Unavailable
Average class size 2019/20: Unavailable
Capped 2019/20: No
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
Important information in response to COVID-19
Please note that during 2020/21 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the situation of students in attendance on campus and those studying online during the early part of the academic year. For assessment, this may involve changes to mode of delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.