SC104-4-FY-CO:
Introduction to Crime, Law and Society
2015/16
Sociology and Criminology
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
30
18 April 2001
Requisites for this module
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BA M900 Criminology,
BA M901 Criminology (Including Year Abroad),
BA M903 Criminology (Including Foundation Year),
BA M904 Criminology (Including Placement Year),
BA MT27 Criminology and American Studies (Including Year Abroad),
BA MT2R Criminology and American Studies,
BA L3C8 Criminology with Social Psychology,
BA L3H8 Criminology with Social Psychology (Including Placement Year),
BA LHC8 Criminology with Social Psychology (Including Year Abroad),
BA MV91 History and Criminology,
BA MV9C History and Criminology (Including Year Abroad),
BA LM38 Sociology and Criminology (Including Placement Year),
BA LM39 Sociology and Criminology,
BA LMH9 Sociology and Criminology (Including Year Abroad),
BA LMHX Sociology and Criminology (Including Foundation Year)
This introductory module aims to provide a brief history of criminological ideas, an overview of the criminal justice system in Britain, and an examination of the current debates in crime and control. The key aim of this module is to provide a critical introduction to the problem of, and responses to, crime. The module engages with taken-for-granted notions about the meaning and causes of crime and ideas about criminals. In particular, it examines different forms of crime, the relationship between the crime problem and wider questions of social order and power, the role of criminal justice, and the effectiveness of penal sanctions in dealing with crime and deviance.
By the end of the module, students should:
(a) have an understanding of the social context of everyday crime and crime control;
(b) be familiar with and be able to critically assess the key sociological and criminological concepts that have been used for studying crime, deviance and control;
(c) be aware of some of the key contemporary debates surrounding the politics, efficacy and images of crime and control;
(d) identify the specific research tools that sociologists and criminologists have employed to study crime and deviance, and be able to locate and critically evaluate crime data.
The module assumes no prior knowledge and is open to students from a wide range of academic backgrounds.
No information available.
No information available.
Compulsory for:
All first year BA Sociology and Criminology, BA Criminology with Social Psychology, BA Criminology; BA History and Criminology, BA Criminology and American Studies students
A 1 hour lecture and a 1 hour class meeting each week.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
ASSIGNMENT 1 |
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50% |
| Coursework |
ASSIGNMENT 2 |
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50% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Additional coursework information
Available to: all first year undergraduates in the university
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
Dr Robin West (Autumn); Dr Darren Thiel (Spring)
Rosa Chandler, First Year Administrator, email: rosa.chandler@essex.ac.uk, telephone 01206 874892
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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