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This course introduces students to the contemporary study of issues of crime and social justice and considers how they relate to individuals, communities, and sections of society. We adopt a critical criminological perspective in order to consider wider social harms, while analysing and reflecting on the criminal justice system and social justice interventions.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Session | First Sub Session | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course introduces students to the contemporary study of crime and social justice, and how these relate to individuals, communities, and sections of society. It explores key themes such as social justice, social harm and ethics.
In this course we adopt a critical criminological perspective in order to widen the scope of our interest and understanding to include a variety of social harms in societies and globally (e.g. environmental harm, state crime, and white-collar crime). We explore the relationship between crime and justice, social, economic, and political power, and social inequalities. The course equips students with the skills and knowledge required in order to critically analyse and reflect on the criminal justice system and social justice interventions.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19,20 | Feedback Weeks | ||
| Feedback |
Students will be provided with their grades when these are released after the December exam diet – within 3 weeks of the exam. Written feedback is not provided for exams. However, individual students can request a meeting to discuss feedback on their exam script if required after receiving their grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will learn to critically assess how theory and practice are interrelated in criminal justice and social interventions. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will be able to think creatively about the relationship between social justice, crime, and social harm in the field of criminology. |
| Conceptual | Understand | As a result of this course students will have an awareness of a critical criminological approach to the study of crime. |
| Factual | Remember | As a result of this course students will be familiar with the relationship between crime and social justice, and how these relate to the concepts of power and social inequality. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 13,14 | Feedback Weeks | 16,17 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be providing within three weeks of submission either in writing, in person, or online. |
Word Count | 1000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will learn to critically assess how theory and practice are interrelated in criminal justice and social interventions. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will be able to think creatively about the relationship between social justice, crime, and social harm in the field of criminology. |
| Conceptual | Understand | As a result of this course students will have an awareness of a critical criminological approach to the study of crime. |
| Factual | Remember | As a result of this course students will be familiar with the relationship between crime and social justice, and how these relate to the concepts of power and social inequality. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 49,50 | Feedback Weeks | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Remember | As a result of this course students will be familiar with the relationship between crime and social justice, and how these relate to the concepts of power and social inequality. |
| Conceptual | Understand | As a result of this course students will have an awareness of a critical criminological approach to the study of crime. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will learn to critically assess how theory and practice are interrelated in criminal justice and social interventions. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will be able to think creatively about the relationship between social justice, crime, and social harm in the field of criminology. |
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