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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
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional 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.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ian Harper
Tel: (0131 6)50 3816
Email: ian.harper@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary
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