Foundations of Criminology (U02784)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LAW-1-U02784

Explanations of criminal behaviour; crime patterns and trends; policing, crime prevention and criminal justice process; the treatment of offenders, including juveniles; theories of punishment.

? Keywords : crime, offenders, criminal justice, punishment

Entry Requirements

? Costs : None. A tutorial reading pack will be made available at cost price for students to purchase. However all readings in the pack will be available on reserve, in the main and/or law library.

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Foundations of Criminology (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/09/2007	12:10	13:00	Lecture Theatre A, David Hume Tower	Central	Lectures are on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12.10

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:
describe and summarise the main paradigms within criminological theory and be able to assess their strengths and weaknesses; understand and interpret contemporary crime patterns and trends; describe and assess key issues in policing and crime prevention; summarise the main features of the Scottish criminal justice and penal system and assess their strengths and weaknesses; describe and assess the leading sociological theories of punishment. The course will develop students' ability to: appraise arguments critically in terms of their logical coherence and the use made of evidence; apply theoretical knowledge to practical problems.