This module will enable students to contextualise criminology's past and present engagement with diversity and discrimination. The relationship between crime and discriminatory processes will be explored within different contexts such as within the law, prisons and cultural practices (e.g. FGM). The responses of the criminal justice process to diversity will also be discussed and evaluated with regard to institutional racism and domestic abuse. In addition, students will critique the gendered social construction of the categories of 'offender' and 'victim', this will be further challenged by the exploration of female membership and affiliation with criminal gangs and their perpetration of crimes, and male victims of sexual violation.
Definitive UNISTATS Category | Indicative Description | Hours |
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Scheduled learning and teaching | 2 hour workshops | 44 |
Guided independent study | Reading, research activities | 256 |
Total (number of credits x 10) | 300 |
Students' engagement with the academic material covered will be assessed via formative and summative assessments. The former will assess both individual and group-based tasks and enable the receipt of feedback in order for students to feed forward and develop their learning experience. The latter are outlined below. The workshop activities (which include critical evaluation and electronic resource-based exercises) that allow students to practice their new skills. Formative Assessments are used to monitor students' engagement with the topics covered and facilitate the provision of feedback in order to feed forward and enhance students' learning experience. These in-class activities provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their emergent skills. The assessment types are outlined below.
Learning Outcome | Assessment Strategy |
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1) Demonstrate an understanding of the conceptual and theoretical debates about 'difference' and 'diversity'. | 1,500 word Critical Essay (summative) |
2) Demonstrate an understanding of the historical, legal and social context within which diversity and discrimination occurs | 1,500 word Critical Essay (summative) |
3) Critically analyse a range of issues, policies and practices in the criminal justice system that produce discriminatory outcomes. | 1,500 word Annotated Bibliography 1,500 word Critical Essay (summative) Formative Assessment |
4) Understand and apply principles of good practice to specific problems concerning the identification and redress of discrimination in the criminal justice system. | 1,500 word Annotated Bibliography 1,500 word Critical Essay (summative) Formative Assessment |
5) Critically evaluate the role of agencies involved in criminal justice provisions. | 1,500 word Annotated Bibliography 1,500 word Critical Essay (summative) Formative Assessment |
Description of Assessment | Definitive UNISTATS Categories | Percentage |
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CWK | Annotated Bibliography 1500 Words | 40 |
CWK | Critical Essay 1500 Words | 60 |
Total (to equal 100%) | 100% |
It IS NOT a requirement that any major assessment category is passed separately in order to achieve an overall pass for the module.
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