CM4S151 - Comparative Crime and Punishment 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2029 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | CM4S151 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Comparative Crime and Punishment | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Health, Sport and Professional Practice | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Criminology | ||
| Module Leader: | Lulu Zacharia | ||
| Module Team: | Helen Martin, Daniel Welch, Ian McKim | ||
| First Intended Intake: | Final Year of Intake: | ||
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100483 - criminal justice | 100484 - criminology | |
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 50 | 50 | |
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2023 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2029 |
Module Aims
This module aims to critically explore comparative perspectives on crime and punishment locally, nationally, and globally. The module will explore how various criminal justice systems respond to crime, explore methods of punishment, and alternative responses.
There will be an in-depth exploration of systematic injustices, social harms such as oppression and discrimination and students will to explore limitations and critical solutions to local, national, and global responses to crime and punishment.
Content Summary
This module will explore the following topics:
Current theoretical and methodological debates
within criminology and criminal justice and their implications for understanding crime, deviance, and social control.
Social harms such as oppression, inequality, discrimination, and unjust punishments.
Tensions and controversies surrounding punishments.
Key crime and social harm problems such as the conflict between human rights and justice and conflicts surrounding contemporary criminal, civil and administrative justice.
Differentiation in crime, approaches, solutions, and interventions across the globe (e.g. penalty, sentencing, corporal and capital punishments)
Explore how different institutions in society, and justice systems, respond (or fail to respond) to social harms caused by crime, deviance, and non-compliance with societal rules.
Focus upon contemporary research, policy, and legislation.
The role and agendas of key justice actors involved in identifying, prosecuting, and repairing crime and social harm such as the European Court of Human Rights, the United Nations and national crime, justice and policing agencies and assess their limitations.
This module will embed foundations of a decolonised curriculum to broaden student perspectives by instituting perspectives to crime and punishment from the global south.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Practical classes and workshops | 28 |
| Independent Study | 150 |
| Directed Study | 20 |
| Active/Simulation Based | 2 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | A critical exploration of comparative perspectives on crime and punishment locally, nationally, and globally |
| LO2 | To critically assess the social harms that can be a result of the practice of crime and punishment |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Case study 1 | A concentrated inquiry into a single case or subject | 0 | 3500 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Case study 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |