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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies)

Postgraduate Course: Criminal Justice in Law and Social Policy (PGSP11027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course is designed for experienced professionally qualified social work practitioners who work in the Criminal Justice system. It reflects increasing expectations that social workers need to be conversant with relevant criminal justice policy, legislation, court structures and criminal procedures and processes.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Please note that as the course is a distance learning, part time MSc, teaching is arranged in blocks of seven hour days. There are also scheduled study days.
Course Start Date 05/08/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives

1. To develop a critical appreciation and examination of the philosophy and structure of the criminal justice system in Scotland; the relationship between the nature and function of social control in criminal justice and other hierarchical social divisions such as gender, race, class and disability.

2. To understand decision making processes and how to contribute to and influence those processes in the context of inter-agency collaboration and anti-discriminatory practice.

3. To understand and evaluate the impact of criminal justice systems on professional intervention and the distribution of service resources.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module participants should be able to:

- demonstrate the operation of a twin track policy for service provision distinguishing between violent and non-violent offenders;

- demonstrate offence led service delivery;

- demonstrate understanding of the legal continuum of service delivery within criminal justice social work and its operation in practice;

- locate and utilise intervention strategies within the framework of community disposals and/or alternatives to custody.
Assessment Information
3000 word essay
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Susan Wallace
Tel: (0131 6)50 6646
Email: Susan.J.Wallace@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary
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