Module manager: Dr. Peter Doak
Email: p.doak@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
| LAW1136 | Understanding Crime |
| SLSP1180 | Crime and Deviance |
SLSP1180
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module introduces sociological approaches to the study of crime. It offers students an overview of key theoretical perspectives within the sociology of deviance and critical social policy and connects these to key issues and debates about crime. In the module, students will use sociological concepts to explore and challenge ideas of deviance and criminality.
This module will:
- Develop understanding of key theoretical perspectives in sociology and social policy of crime and related fields
- Support students to evaluate and appraise the evidence base in crime policy.
- Explore how crime is constructed as a social problem and the implications for our understanding of criminality and the problem of crime
- Critically discuss the nature and extent of different types of crime
On completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of key theoretical perspectives within the sociology of crime, ‘deviance’ and critical social policy.
2. Understand the problems associated with the measurement of crime.
3. Develop an understanding of how crime and criminality are socially constructed.
4. Display knowledge of the role of the media in shaping public understandings of the crime problem.
5. Gain a critical and coherent sociological analysis of specific types of crime.
6. Develop an understanding of how patterns of offending and victimization are bound up with social inequalities
The module begins with an introduction to some of the major debates in the sociology of deviance including different theoretical perspectives on crime, the problems inherent in measuring crime and the constructed nature of crime. It moves on to consider different substantive cases of crime such as football hooliganism, domestic violence and drugs.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-line Learning | 11 | 1 | |
| Group learning | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Practical | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Independent online learning hours | 26 | ||
| Private study hours | 149 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 25 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students will receive formative feedback during tutorial discussions and at tutor’s open-door hours.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Coursework | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 10/06/2024
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