Law / Legal Studies

Course summary

This exciting course is designed to provide students with an understanding of criminology. The course is a qualification with elements of psychology, law and sociology that complements studies in humanities. Students on the course will study different types of crimes and will look at the role of technology and how it’s contributed to the creation of new crimes, e.g. cybercrimes. Students will also have the opportunity to investigate how the media can play a part in societal stereotypes of criminals as well as the ongoing problems of fear of crime. Students will explore criminal behaviour as well as social policy and methods of punishment, e.g. does prison work? Criminology allows you to investigate a wide range of interesting theory which will improve your ability to analyse key facts. Class debates surrounding key topics and theory will enhance your ability to evaluate which is crucial for the examinations and the internal assessment.