Crime Justice and Public Policy (P01993)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-P01993

Criminal justice policy has come to play an increasingly prominent role in UK election campaigns over recent years. This seminar-based course will tackle core issues in criminal justice policy, looking at how these key issues are framed, and how policy responses are developed. The course will have a strong comparative element. Developments in different parts of the UK and overseas will be explored using policy case studies and issue-based sessions to draw out similarities and differences in policy actors, processes and outcomes. As well as the countries covered in readings, international students will be encouraged to share readings and experiences from their home countries. The course will complement existing MSc level teaching in the School of Social and Political Studies and in the School of Law.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Studies), (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Summary of intended learning outcomes
- Awareness of different policy approaches to central issues in crime and criminal justice
- Knowledge of various policy actors in criminal justice policy and the role they play in different polities
- Understanding of the purposes, benefits and pitfalls of applying comparative methods to the field of criminal justice policy
- Skills in analysing and reporting on crime-related policy across different jurisdictions