This module will introduce you to the key issues and debates in understanding crime and its control in contemporary societies. It provides an overview of the English criminal justice system and compares it to global perspectives on crime control. The criminal justice system will be analysed through studies of surveillance, policing, and sentencing. The module includes advanced study of key national and international law and policy developments relating to areas such as policing and crime prevention, youth justice, and corporate crime. It aims to give you an interactive experience of the English criminal justice system with planned visits to museums and a case hearing at a court.

This module will consist of a minimum of 45 contact hours with teaching taking place between 9 am and 5 pm from Monday to Friday.