Postgraduate Course: Understanding and Responding to Criminal Behaviour (PGSP11028)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is designed for experienced professionally qualified social work practitioners who work in the Criminal Justice System. The aim is to make students aware of the range of criminological theories on crime, interpreting criminal statistics and applying this knowledge to practice. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives
1. To understand, analyse and interpret criminological data to inform planning and service delivery.
2. To understand a range of types and causes of criminal behaviour and the implications for sentencing policy and intervention strategies.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module participants should be able to:
- delineate the level of service operation viz primary/secondary or tertiary prevention;
- demonstrate their understanding of the integration of individual and structural tensions in relation to the
- square of crime (police/social work; the public; the offender; and the victim)
- and locate this in relation to the dimensions of crime (time and space). |
Assessment Information
| 3000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Susan Wallace
Tel: (0131 6)50 6646
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