Postgraduate Course: Criminal Justice and Penal Process (LAWS11041)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will introduce students to the conceptual functioning of the institutions of criminal justice and to the relevant policy frameworks, dilemmas and debates about them. While the jurisdictions of Scotland and England & Wales will serve as the primary model for discussions, an international, comparative approach is encouraged. The module also has the methodological and practical aim of providing opportunities for students to practise the research skills necessary to discover and critically assess academic and policy research which describe and inform current criminal justice approaches.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two short essays of no more than 10 pages in total. Each essay will be of equal weight towards the total score. |
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, students should be able to describe the functioning of criminal justice and penal institutions; explain the rationale of key developments in policy and practice, especially in Scotland and England & Wales; and critically analyse these institutions and developments.
The module also has the methodological and practical aim of providing opportunities for students to practise the research skills necessary to discover and critically assess academic and policy research which describe and inform current criminal justice approaches.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Ms Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
Email: Ginny.Spencer@ed.ac.uk |
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