Module manager: Dr. Richard Tavernier
Email: r.t.tavernier@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
At least 20 credits at Level 1 from a social science related discipline or the appropriate discovery theme.
This module is approved as a discovery module
The module offers students an introduction to the substantive analysis of race, ethnicity, and crime in contemporary society. It will introduce them to key concepts and theories relating to race, ethnicity, and crime. Substantive topics will examine the social, political, and economic processes that define, construct, and respond to crime in a racialized manner. These substantive issues will be addressed in order to analyse the relevance of race and ethnicity in crime studies and the extent to which racialization affects our understanding of offending, victimization and punishment in contemporary contexts. Comparisons will be drawn between problems of race, crime and punishment in the USA and Britain.
This module aims to:
• Enable students to understand the social construction of the relationship between race and crime through the examination of a range of substantive topics in the field.
• Enable students to develop their knowledge of the sociological concepts and theories currently used to analyse the relationships between race, ethnicity and crime.
• Give students the opportunity to further develop their critical analytical skills in relation to social data regarding race, ethnicity and crime.
• Enable students to develop their ability to critically analyse different theoretical perspectives on race, ethnicity and crime.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
- A clear understanding of the social construction of the relationships between race and crime.
- A knowledge of the sociological concepts and theories used to analyse race, ethnicity, and crime.
- A critical understanding of social data relating to race, ethnicity and crime and its uses.
- Critically assess different theoretical perspectives on the relationship between race and crime.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1. Critically describe key debates within the social sciences in the context of crime, race and ethnicity
2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of social data relating to race, ethnicity and crime and its uses
3. Apply empirical and theoretical evidence to demonstrate understanding of both contemporary and historical debates on crime, race, ethnicity and regulation and how these have been challenged over time
4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and the contextualisation of knowledge by applying theory to real word examples
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 1.5 | 15 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 175 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 25 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
| 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: 6/10/2024
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