SC204-5-FY-CO:
Sociology of Crime and Control
2017/18
Sociology and Criminology
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 29 June 2018
30
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Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
SC304
BA M900 Criminology,
BA M901 Criminology (Including Year Abroad),
BA M903 Criminology (Including Foundation Year),
BA M904 Criminology (Including Placement Year),
BA MT26 Criminology and American Studies (UK Study),
BA MT27 Criminology and American Studies (Including Year Abroad),
BA MT28 Criminology and American Studies (Including Foundation Year and 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 MV92 History and Criminology (Including Placement Year),
BA MV98 History and Criminology (Including Foundation Year),
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),
BA P550 Journalism and Criminology,
BA P551 Journalism and Criminology (Including Placement Year),
BA P552 Journalism and Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
The module examines key theories and trends in criminological thought, including the historical development of criminology and some of the more recent critiques. The themes of causation, criminalisation, correction and control run throughout the theoretical perspectives and are considered alongside some specific examples of criminal activity and organisation. Such examples range from the individually-experienced through the structural inequalities relevant to understanding gender, ethnicity and crime and include the global dimensions.
The module aims to enable students to:
(a) understand the construction and critique of criminology as a subject
(b) think critically about crime, deviance and social control
(c) gain a broad knowledge of the criminological literature
(d) critically analyse theories and examples of deviance and crime
No information available.
No information available.
Only available as a full year module
1 weekly lecture & 1 weekly class
- Smith, Oliver. (2016-03) What’s Deviance Got to Do With It? Black Friday Sales, Violence and Hyper-conformity. vol. 56
- MESSERSCHMIDT, J. W. (2000-01-01) Becoming "Real Men": Adolescent Masculinity Challenges and Sexual Violence. vol. 2
- EBSCOhost ebook collection. (2014) Criminology: a sociological introduction, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
- Thumala, A. (2013-11-01) The Banality of Security: The Curious Case of Surveillance Cameras. vol. 53
- Turton, Jackie. (2014) Criminology: a sociological introduction, Abingdon: Routledge.
- Weng, Kevin. (2017-12) Punishing Benevolence: The Criminalization of Homeless Feeding as an Act of State Harm. vol. 25
- STRETSKY, P. B. (2003-05-01) The Meaning of Green: Contrasting Criminological Perspectives. vol. 7
- Atkinson, Colin. (2014-08) Making Up Gangs: Looping, Labelling and the New Politics of Intelligence-led Policing. vol. 14
- Chagnon, Nicholas. (2016-10) Criminology, Gender, and Race. vol. 11
- Korkodeilou, Jenny. (2016-03) Stalking Victims, Victims of Sexual Violence and Criminal Justice System Responses: Is there a Difference or just ‘
?. vol. 56
- Matthews, Roger. (2015-01) Female prostitution and victimization. vol. 21
- LYNG, S. (2001-05-01) Edgework, Media Practices, and the Elongation of Meaning:: A Theoretical Ethnography of the Bridge Day Event. vol. 5
- Fatsis, Lambros. (2018-06-28) Grime: Criminal subculture or public counterculture? A critical investigation into the criminalization of Black musical subcultures in the UK.
- Hobbs, D. (2002-3-1) 'Door Lore'. The Art and Economics of Intimidation. vol. 42
- Cotton. (2015) Understanding race and white privilege, Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- Young, Jock. (1975) Critical criminology, Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul. vol. International library of sociology
- EBSCOhost ebook collection. (2017) Criminology, New York: Routledge.
- David Garland. (1985) THE CRIMINAL AND HIS SCIENCE: A Critical Account of the Formation of Criminology at the End of the Nineteenth Century: Oxford University Press. vol. 25
- Newburn, Tim. (2017) Criminology, London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
- Weber, L. (2002) The Detention of Asylum Seekers: 20 Reasons Why Criminologists Should Care. vol. 14
- Cotton. (2015) Understanding race and white privilege, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Phoenix, Jo. (2017-12) Review of: Queer Criminology (New Directions in Critical Criminology) C. Buist and E. Lenning. London: Routledge (2016) 144pp. £100.00hb ISBN 9781138824362Criminology and Queer Theory: Dangerous Bedfellows? (Critical Criminological Perspectives) M. Ball. London: Mac. vol. 56
- EBSCOhost ebook collection. (2012) Critical criminology, London: Routledge. vol. Routledge revivals
- Travers, Max. (2017-10-26) The idea of a Southern Criminology.
- Robert Agnew. (2012/08/28) Reflection on "A Revised Strain Theory of Delinquency": Oxford University Press. vol. 91
- (2015) Studying Criminal Life, London: SAGE.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Critical Review 1 |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Critical Review 2 |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Critical Review 3 |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Critical Book Review |
|
40% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
|
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 Isabel Crowhurst, email: icrow@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Robin West, email: rmwest@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Isabel Crowhurst and Dr Robin West
Jane Harper, Student Administrator, Telephone: 01206 873052
E-mail: socugrad@essex.ac.uk
Yes
Yes
No
Dr Carrie Anne Myers
The City University
Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 167 hours, 163 (97.6%) hours available to students:
4 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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