CM2S049 - Understanding the Probation Service 05 Jul 2023 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | CM2S049 | ||
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| Module Title: | Understanding the Probation Service | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Policing and Criminology | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Post Compulsory Education | ||
| Module Leader: | Rachel Brown, Daniel Welch | ||
| Module Team: | |||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2022 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | |||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | |||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
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| Valid From | 05 Jul 2023 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
To consider critically the extent, nature and competing explanations of offending by adults
To consider critically developments in the management of individuals who have offended in the community, with particular reference to the National Probation Service, the Community Rehabilitation Companies and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service
To consider critically the appropriateness, effect and effectiveness of criminal justice interventions with adults
To consider critically the aims, purposes and values of probation agencies and others involved in supervision within the community
Content Summary
This module critically engages students with the criminological and criminal justice theories relevant to adults who commit crime. It covers the response of government to such crime, focusing on the recent history and contemporary situation of probation services in England and Wales. It is likely to be of interest to students interested in working with adult offenders in the community.
History of the probation service:
Nothing Works
The 1991 Criminal Justice Act National Standards
What Works
The new penality and emergence of risk
Managerialism and the National Probation Service for England and Wales
The road to Transforming Rehabilitation The work of the Probation Service Assessment and reports to courts
The probation order and the community order Compliance, enforcement and breach Working with high risk groups and individuals
Working with vulnerable groups and individuals Working with minority groups and individuals ‘Fixing’ the individual or society
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 12 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 32 |
| Fieldwork | 16 |
| Independent Study | 80 |
| Directed Study | 20 |
| Problem / challenge based learning | 40 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate understanding of the aims, purposes and practices of probation and offender management and develop cogent arguments in relation to probation and offender management and related social policy issues. |
| LO2 | Understand and critically analyse the main ideas, themes and discourses that underpin competing understandings and policy responses to offending behaviour by adults. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 | A presentation whereby students will discuss the skills used within the probation service. | 15 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
| Synchronous Online Oral Assessment | Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Online) 1 | A VIVA based assessment whereby students engage in a practical hydra exercise and then complete a professional discussion shortly afterwards to reflect on this experience and discuss the case. | 15 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Online) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |