LW354-5-AU-CO:
Criminology
2021/22
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 07 October 2021
Friday 17 December 2021
15
15 November 2021
Requisites for this module
LW105
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This module provides an introduction to criminology primarily for law students but would also be of interest/suitable for other students who have not studied criminology as part of their degree programme so far.
It introduces criminology as a subject, before examining theoretical explanations for criminal behaviour, including explanations based on biological factors, intelligence, and environmental factors. The second part of the module looks at specific contemporary issues in criminology, including: sexual violence, the media, and mental health.
This module examines issues of crime and its control from a criminological and socio-legal perspective. In addition, it encourages students to evaluate and critique established criminological, political and socio-economic theories of crime. A further aim is to develop a critical awareness of both crime and the law in their broader social and political contexts.
On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main theoretical approaches to deviance, crime and its social control; critically evaluate the relevance of theories of control and the subsequent creation of agencies concerned with crime control; demonstrate analytical and critical skills in regard to the social implications of existing perceptions of crime; and demonstrate developed research and writing skills, including the ability to work independently.
No additional information available.
This module is taught through a mixture of weekly live webinars, pre-recorded videos, and tutorials. Each week, the module teaching team will first produce and make available on Moodle two 25-minute pre-recorded video lectures. The module teaching team will then deliver a weekly live 50-minute webinar in which they further explore key legal concepts and answer your questions about the topics. These lectures and webinars will subsequently be available online through Moodle so that you can re-watch them as part of your independent study. Alongside this, there will be five bi-weekly 50-minute small group tutorials. The module teaching team will also produce and make available on Moodle short guidance notes. These notes will introduce the material to be covered in the lectures, webinars and required readings. The notes will also contain tips designed both to help you navigate the material to be covered in the lectures and webinars and to equip you to analyse the required readings.
You will be expected to have completed the required readings in advance of your tutorials. Your tutorials will enable you to discuss the material covered in lectures, webinars and the required readings, obtain feedback on your pre-class preparation and deepen your understanding of key concepts. To help you prepare in the best possible way for your tutorials, you will be completing regular Multiple-Choice Quizzes on Moodle. The quizzes will be based on the reading set for that week so that the quiz forms part of your preparation for each tutorial. The quizzes will enable you to track your progress, understand what you are doing well, and give you clear feedback to help you manage your studies and your progress.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Summative Essay |
|
80% |
| Practical |
Multiple-Choice Quizzes |
|
20% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Dimitris Akrivos, email: dimitris.akrivos@essex.ac.uk.
Dr. Dimitris Akrivos, Dr. Marija Jovanovic, Dr. Konstantinos Kalliris
Law UG Education Administrators - schooloflawug@essex.ac.uk
Yes
No
Yes
Dr Christopher Lloyd
Oxford Brookes University
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 40 hours, 10 (25%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
30 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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