PC4S042 - Critical Issues in Criminal Justice Policy 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PC4S042 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Critical Issues in Criminal Justice Policy | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Policing and Criminology | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Policing | ||
| Module Leader: | Cheryl Allsop | ||
| Module Team: | Helen Martin, Daniel Welch, Alun Davies | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100486 - policing | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
This module aims to develop students’ critical understanding of how criminal justice policy is shaped by specific events, as well as by longer term policy pressures such as financial constraints or the tensions between managing terrorist threats and maintaining human rights. In so doing the dynamic nature of the policy area will be recognised. The module will draw on practitioner and academic perspectives.
A consistent focus will be the interpretation of key events and how their significance politically, and to policy development, can be effectively analysed.
Content Summary
This module is intended to be recognise and interpret key events and factors that lead to developments in criminal justice policy. The content will consequently include key influential events from recent criminal justice history. It will be responsive to similar emergent developments in criminal justice policy. Consequently, flexibility in terms of content is required.
Indicative content includes:
Scarman (Brixton) and Macpherson (Lawrence) and the policing of diversity
Governance of the police and the democratic mandate of the Police and Crime Commissioners
Privatisation in prisons and probation
The terrorist threat, fear, and increasingly intrusive surveillance
The implications of Hillsborough for public confidence in criminal justice and the state
Bulger, Bell and Youth Justice
Substance misuse and management
Global protest movements and management
Cold case investigations
Delivering justice through austerity
Historic child sex abuse
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 |
| Seminar | 10 |
| Independent Study | 110 |
| Directed Study | 60 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate a critical awareness of how key events and / or situations have impacted on an area of criminal justice policy |
| LO2 | Demonstrate a critical evaluation of the impact (or potential impact) of resultant change |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Online Oral Assessment | Presentation (Synchronous Online) 1 | VIVA Discussion | 30 | N/A | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Presentation (Synchronous Online) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |