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CRI303: Environments of Crime
| Module Title | Environments of Crime |
|---|---|
| Module Code | CRI303 |
| Module Tutor | Carol Jones |
| School | Natural and Social Sciences |
| CAT Points | 15 |
| Level of Study | 6 |
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | None |
| Brief Description | This module has two inter-linking strands around the areas of crime and the environment. The first is concerned with the area broadly described as environmental criminology, which focuses on the spatial and temporal distribution of crime and theories and policies that stem from this approach, including recent developments in community safety. The second strand is concerned with the more critical contemporary discourse in criminology, that community safety should be more broadly conceived to embrace a wide range of risks, hazards and harms, including crimes against the environment and corporate crime. |
| Indicative Syllabus | 1) Theories associated with environmental criminology, including social disorganisation approaches, routine activities. 2) Insights into the important role of crime pattern analysis in terms of prediction, prevention and targeting (e.g. problem oriented policing, situational crime prevention approaches) 3) Consideration of the merits and demerits of the ‘what works’ paradigm in relation to crime and disorder and community safety 4) The contribution of radical and critical criminologies in the reframing of ‘crime’ as harm, i.e. zemiological or harm reduction approaches 5) Case studies in green criminology, corporate crime, crime and sustainable development, and other crimes by powerful groups, including state crimes. 6) The case for a ‘pan-hazard’ approach to community safety. |
| Learning Outcomes | i. Knowledge and Understanding On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate: 1) A critical understanding of environmental and geographical approaches towards crime and offending behaviour 2) A sound knowledge and capacity to evaluate situational crime prevention and its relationship to the ‘what works’ movement. 3) Advanced knowledge of a range of theoretical and critical perspectives in relation to crime and social harm; 4) A sophisticated understanding of global issues relating to crimes against the environment. ii. Skills By the end of the module, students should be able to:1) Critically analyse the social construction of crime through a variety of theoretical perspectives;2) Construct sophisticated arguments about the contested nature of criminological theory and practice3) Independently search for and retrieve information from a variety of sources.4) Articulate a personal view on where the future of criminology as a discipline lies. |
| Learning and Teaching Activities | Staff/student contact: 16% Student private study 84%. Methods include: lectures, workshops, videos, guest speakers |
| Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) | 001: 50% Coursework: Standard: 2000 words or equivalent 002: 50% Written Exam: End of year, unseen, closed book: 2.00 hours |
| Special Assessment Requirements | None |
| Indicative Resources | The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide. |
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