Undergraduate Course: International Criminal Justice Policy and Politics (SCPL10021)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | International Criminal Justice Policy and Politics has three central objectives: to introduce students to comparative analysis of policy, and its benefits and limitations, through the example of criminal justice policies and practices; and to develop their knowledge of international dimensions in criminal justice policy, including regional bodies such as the EU and Council of Europe; and to introduce students to recent work on policy and governance which ties in to international developments. The first two objectives are handled in two thematic sections that focus on particular aspects of criminal justice and security apparatus, the police and prisons, drawing on Europe as one site with a particularly rich institutional framework. The third objective is handled through sessions geared to particular explanatory frameworks (policy transfer, crime and governance), contexts (states in transition) and new institutions (ad hoc tribunals and the International Criminal Court). |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Social Policy or closely related courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students should have:
the ability to apply comparative frameworks and models to explain different aspects of criminal justice policy across different jurisdiction and an appreciation of significant differences between states? criminal justice policies;
a solid knowledge of the main international bodies impacting upon domestic criminal justice policies and practices, and how these bodies interact with domestic governments;
? an understanding of certain theoretical explanations for changes in how criminal justice policy is made in the contemporary world;
? developed their skills in a range of cross-cutting areas including analysing evidence and using this to develop and support a line of argument, presenting information visually and orally, searching for and summarising available literature, and writing an extended essay.
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Additional Information
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Classes take place on Tuesdays from 9-10.50 am, Semester 1 |
| Keywords | Policy; Politics; Criminal Justice; International; Police; Prisons; Governance |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andy Aitchison
Tel: (0131 6)51 4563
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Course secretary | Mrs Louise Angus
Tel: (0131 6)50 3923
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