SC304-6-AU-CO:
Globalisation and Crime
2021/22
Sociology and Criminology
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 07 October 2021
Friday 17 December 2021
30
07 October 2021
Requisites for this module
SC204
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This module examines contemporary developments in criminology, crime and the governance of crime .Part 1 focuses on the effects of globalisation upon crime, criminology and criminal justice. Part 2 looks at international state crime and human rights.
Part 1 of the module examines global crime issues including terrorism and illegal migration. It interrogates the crime control systems enacted in response to these issues, looking at the effects and extent of global crime policy convergence.
Part 2 of the module examines state crime, war crime, and human rights, focussing on historical and contemporary forms of mass atrocity, colonialism, genocide, torture and the international mechanisms designed to prevent and fix these large-scale social harms. Questions about the changing nature and function of criminology, contemporary states, and the problems of balancing human rights with human security will be tackled throughout the module.
To understand the contemporary developments in criminology, crime and the governance of crime, focusing in particular on the effects of globalisation, and the role of the states in the commission and facilitation of crimes.
No additional information available.
All lectures in 2021-2022 will take place online and, if there is no lockdown, classes will be a mixture of online and face-to-face.
All readings, exercises and supplementary material for each week’s topic will be on Moodle –make sure you use the Moodle page!
You are expected to attend the lecture and do the provided reading each week before class.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Exam |
Main exam: 180 minutes during January
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Anna Sergi, email: asergi@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Darren Thiel, email: djthiel@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Darren Thiel and Dr Anna Sergi
Jane Harper, Student Administrator, Telephone: 01206 873052
E-mail: socugrad@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Jennifer Fleetwood
Goldsmiths, University of London
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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