Social Science

Assessment

Changing awareness of crime: types of crime, media and crime, official data on crime, crime prevention and awareness campaigns. (Year 1 Controlled Assessment) Criminological theories: theories of criminality from biology, psychology and sociology. (Year 1 Exam) Crime scene to courtroom: the criminal justice system from investigation to verdict, personnel and techniques involved in criminal investigations and courtroom procedures. (Year 2 Controlled Assessment) Crime and punishment: law-making, criminal justice, forms and functions of punishment. (Year 2 Exam)