Postgraduate Course: Criminology for Social Workers (SCWR11029)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Criminology covers a wide range of subject matter including: the causes and meaning of criminal behaviour, the social origins of criminal law, the operation of the criminal justice system and the prevention and control of crime. This course will explore how criminological perspectives have influenced and shaped social work thinking in relation work with offenders. It will explore how criminology can be useful in understanding why people engage in crime and what strategies may effectively help social workers have a positive impact through their practice and service delivery on reducing criminal behaviours. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should have broad knowledge of the following:
An understanding of the main traditions within criminological theory, focussing both on theories which try to explain why individuals commit crime and those which link crime to particular features of modern societies, such as power and class
Understanding of contemporary debates within the discipline
Issues of power and control
Possible frameworks, which can be used to examine critically the theories which inform social work criminal justice policy and practice.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Bill Whyte
Tel: (0131 6)51 1462
Email: Bill.Whyte@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
Email: gillian.macdonald@ed.ac.uk |
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