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This听module aims to develop听your听critical analysis and original thinking听skills听within听the application of artificial intelligence/听machine learning tools and models听in听policing and criminal justice.听This involves a range of operational settings including the predictive analysis of crime,听offender management,听live听facial听recognition, bail听and sentencing听decisions, large language听models听and data analytics.听The听subject matter听will examine听the core听ethical听questions听in the use of AI within policing and听criminal听justice,听including听legislation, governance,听legitimacy听and accountability.听You will听evaluate听the听increasing听importance of听AI tools and models,听along with public attitudes towards听these powerful听emerging technologies.听听

You will听examine and test听the evidence听of AI听effectiveness听and听its application听within operational policing and criminal justice听settings.听This signposts听how AI听may听be听implemented听in the future and presents听further听investigation听of听further AI developments including听artificial general intelligence and what this means for human agency and decision-making. You will听also听compare听the听emergence of听AI governance models听within a global context听and how听AI听is being听maliciously听deployed by听within听crime听and security听settings.听听听

You will听participate听in learning and teaching on this module via in-person听lectures,听workshops,听eLearning听activities听and formative assessments. You will attend听twelve,听one-hour听lectures and twelve听two-hour听workshops in Semester听Two听at听our听city centre听campus. This allows听you to听engage听the central听concepts听of听Policing and Criminal Justice in the Machine Age. You will be provided with considerable support听within formative tasks and assessments听throughout the 12 weeks of study.听Your assessment for this听20-credit听module is highly authentic;听relating to听professional employment and research skills听that听involves you听working in a team to听make an in-person presentation听to the module leader on听an AI enabled听policing solution听and governance framework.听This will include questions from the module leader听to assess your understanding of the subject matter.听For your assessment, you may use听AI听tools, i.e. Chat GPT, Claude etc.听However, you must document the prompts used, evaluate the AI outputs and show where and/or how the AI tool was wrong,听displayed听limitations听or听may have hallucinated. Harvard referencing is also听required听throughout your presentation submission,听with a bibliography.听听听听

This module considers the听role of forensic science in criminal investigations. You will examine a variety of methods and听practices of forensic听science, including crime scene analysis, DNA听evidence听and blood spatter analysis,听and听will discuss听how these are interpreted to听solve听criminal听cases.听You听will听explore听the theories and academic debates surrounding current practice.听听

Teaching听on this module is carried out by way of lectures and seminars, with individual guidance and听assistance听being available to听you听in the research and preparation of听your work. The听lectures will听provide a basic framework and background to the subject and need to be supplemented by reading from the core texts and further reading. Seminar topics have been carefully chosen to promote discussion, through class debates, group exercises,听and the use of selected media, therefore, you are strongly recommended to prepare for seminars by doing background reading and research where听indicated. Emphasis is placed throughout on active and participatory听learning in small groups.听The module is assessed听by听an听essay.听听听

Furthermore,听the module will provide you with a critical understanding of the forensic sciences and their use within criminal investigation. As such,听this module听delivers听an important background knowledge and comprehension to those seeking a career in policing or other spheres involving investigation,听or in areas of employment that require the critical understanding of the conclusions that might be drawn from investigatory processes.听听

This module is designed to help you explore听Criminology鈥�related听career pathways and begin developing your professional identity. It provides structured support to help you understand how the knowledge and skills gained through your degree can be applied in a wide range of professional contexts, both within and beyond the criminal justice system.听It encourages you to connect Criminological theory to professional practice, strengthening your professional identity and preparing you for graduate employment.听The module encourages you to think critically about different sectors, organisational听cultures听and ethical issues, and to consider where you see yourself working in the future.听

Through a combination of taught sessions, guided activities, and professional engagement, you will explore potential careers, develop employability skills, and reflect on your strengths,听values听and areas for development.听The module is split into two parts: the first part听comprises听of taught sessions which focus on areas such as career听exploration, skills mapping, professional conduct, reflective practice, and preparing effective examples for applications and interviews.听听

The second part of the module encompasses听a short period听of professional engagement where you will be encouraged to connect your academic learning with professional experiences, and to articulate the transferable skills developed through your degree.听This engagement is intended to be exploratory and flexible, allowing you to gain early exposure to professional or civic settings and to generate real experiences that can inform your learning and career planning.听You will choose one of four pathways:听听

The module provides you with the opportunity to apply the learning from your Criminology degree to the world of work. It is designed to enhance your ability to critically self-reflect and to strengthen your employability skills,听professional听awareness听and further听applied learning opportunities. If who wish to gain more extensive professional experience may choose to progress to the optional Semester 2 placement module, where听they can continue to undertake their placement or听a deeper and more sustained placement experience can be undertaken听for an听additional听20 credits.听听

By the end of the module, you will have greater confidence in your employability skills, a clearer understanding of听possible career听routes, and a stronger foundation for making informed decisions about your future.听

This module听is designed specifically to make you a confident听social听researcher, prepare you for听writing听an undergraduate dissertation, and enhance your听employability, particularly听project management skills.听You will have a chance to engage with major and emerging methods of researching criminological,听policing听and security issues.听The module will encourage you to think critically about choosing听appropriate research听approaches, ensuring ethical conduct,听designing听and using data collection tools,听analysing听data,听communicating听and听disseminating听your research,听and managing projects. All these skills are what employers expect from criminology graduates.听

The module is assessed based on coursework, which involves preparation of a research proposal.听The teaching听is designed around preparing you to meet the learning outcomes and听helping听you design your own project. Methods听will include lectures听and interactive resources. You will also be able to apply your knowledge in practice by听participating听in seminar activities and designing your own research proposal for the assessment.听We will provide examples of completed small and large research projects, discussing their design and听methodology. Readings will include chapters from听methodology听textbooks, as well as听articles听reporting findings from completed studies.听

The module will help you strengthen the following competences: developing a research project; project management; conducting data analysis; addressing ethical issues; reviewing literature; academic writing;听and听referencing.听

In this module we will take a critical look at crime, social contexts, and the impact of space and place as linked to the urban city as a social milieu. We will also investigate the nature of contemporary city living and how this is experienced across intersections of identity, and what this means for vulnerabilities to being victims of crime or being led into criminal pathways. We will also look in detail at forms of criminological theory and consider newer emergent aspects of cultural and critical forms of criminology.听听听

Topics covered will range from conventional forms of crime to more sophisticated phenomena often considered under the rubric of harm rather than crime. Key features of the module include the focus on social and spatial factors on crime, as well as how city spaces听facilitate听crime, and what this means for the policing of city spaces.听Subsequent听inequities across a range of intersectional dynamics of identity are integral to the module, and it is a specific requirement that these wider contextual factors听are听drawn upon in the assessment. Other specific requirements include regular and consistent attendance, commitment to reading around topics covered in the module, and actively contributing to student-led discussions in seminars. The mode of assessment is a group presentation听(20 minutes)听to be accompanied by an individual听written brief听(1500 words)听outlining听the student鈥檚 contribution to the group work.听听

Employability skills听acquired听throughout the module include time management, effective teamworking,听decisive decision making, secondary research skills, and presentation skills around engagement and听effective verbal communication. The module will encourage you to think about issues in your听听

immediate locality and beyond, using both theoretical and empirical research material and personal听reflection.听

Youth Crime and Justice听aims听to equip听you听with a sound theoretical knowledge of juvenile offending and justice.听In essence, the听understanding of the complex relationship between young people and criminality fits within the wider aims of the听course听and associated pathways as it draws on sociological听and criminological understandings, furthering听your听ability to understand and problematise crime and its causes.听听

The module also recognises that the separate and distinct administration听of听criminal justice to young people is a topic worthy of听consideration in its own right,听and听considers important debates around justice, welfare, education,听and the construction of youth and childhood. It takes both a contemporary and historical focus, considering how the nexus of crime, control,听and youth have variously been considered during different historical periods.听

This听module听will equip you will the knowledge and听understanding of听current听policy听issues听and responses听to听youth justice,听essential for a career in the Criminal Justice System working with young听people.听The module is delivered in a lecture/seminar听format听and is assessed by听an听individual听presentation.听Furthermore, this module will enable you to enhance your oral communication and听presentation听skills which are transferable to employment.听As well as giving you a working knowledge of employment within the youth justice industry.听

Black theoretical perspectives and debates on crime, criminal justice, and criminology are seldom听heard, seen, or referred to, within so called 鈥榤ainstream criminology鈥�.听A possible explanation听for听this 鈥榠nvisibility鈥� could be听as a consequence of听implicit biases within the discipline itself. It听is argued that these implicit biases further reproduce and reinforces privilege of some perspectives,听whilst at the same time subordinating others. Russell (2002) calls for the development of a 鈥榖lack听criminology鈥�,听Phillips and Bowling (2003) further call for the need to develop 鈥榤inority perspectives鈥� in听criminology, whilst Glynn (2018) sees the need for a Critical Race Criminology to transcend the current听subordinate status of non-white criminological perspectives.听听听

Key features of the module include a focus on racialisation and 鈥榬ace鈥� and what these mean for听inequities in criminal justice, and for the wider social marginalisation of racialised groups in white听majority societies. The 鈥榗all to context鈥� is another key feature of the module, and the module will听explore how processes of racialised marginalisation can lead to elevated vulnerabilities around听exposure to, and exploitation within, criminalised spaces. The module also critically interrogates听master-narratives around 鈥榬ace鈥� and听crime, and听offers critical counter-narratives as another key feature听of the module.听听听

Specific requirements for the module include regular and consistent attendance, commitment to听reading around topics covered in the module and actively contributing to student-led discussions in听seminars. The mode of assessment is a group presentation听accompanied by an individual written brief on the student鈥檚 contribution to the听group work.听

Employability skills听acquired听throughout the module include critical thinking, the ability to deconstruct 鈥榬ace neutral鈥� narratives in institutional and organisational settings, time management, effective teamworking, decisive decision making, secondary research skills, and presentation skills around engagement and effective verbal communication.听

This module听enables you听to examine the nature of both illegal and legal drugs. Within this remit the evolving and听ever-changing听nature of both how substances are supplied and consumed will be discussed. How such substance use/misuse is linked to various forms of deviancy and crime will be considered. To give you a rounded perspective of the subject, the content will be global in scale, with the development of the 鈥榳ar on听drugs'听and related criminal justice policies included. Finally, contemporary issues in both supply, demand, official听policy听and practice will be at the fore, raising questions around the nature of illicit substance usage.听

You will be asked to critically consider current and听future听drug policy in relation to harms caused, impact upon vulnerable communities, and the motivations of substance use.听You听will consider听this from听an听global perspective which acknowledges the power dynamics at play in relation to international drug听trafficking.听The module considers not only addiction and recreational drug use, but听the political motivations of听policing听and the 鈥榃ar on Drugs鈥� and听possible alternatives听including decriminalisation and harm reduction policies.听You听will be encouraged to consider intersectionality, the broader socio-political context, and the use of drugs by those who have experienced personal and systematic victimisation.听

This module is designed to help you explore听Criminology related听career pathways and begin developing your professional identity. It provides structured support to help you understand how the knowledge and skills gained through your degree can be applied in a wide range of professional contexts, both within and beyond the criminal justice system. It encourages you to connect Criminological theory to professional practice, strengthening your professional identity and preparing you for graduate employment.听The module encourages you to think critically about different sectors, organisational听cultures听and ethical issues, and to consider where you see yourself working in the future.听

Through a combination of taught sessions, guided activities, and professional engagement, you will explore potential careers, develop employability skills, and reflect on your strengths,听values听and areas for development.听The module is split into two parts: the first part听comprises听of taught sessions which focus on areas such as career听exploration, skills mapping, professional conduct, reflective practice, and preparing effective examples for applications and interviews.听听

The second part of the module encompasses听a short period听of professional engagement where you will be encouraged to connect your academic learning with professional experiences, and to articulate the transferable skills developed through your degree.听This engagement is intended to be exploratory and flexible, allowing you to gain early exposure to professional or civic settings and to generate real experiences that can inform your learning and career planning.听You will choose one of four pathways听below.听听

The module provides you with the opportunity to apply the learning from your Criminology degree to the world of work. It is designed to enhance your ability to critically self-reflect and to strengthen your employability skills,听professional听awareness听and further听applied learning opportunities. Students who wish to gain more extensive professional experience may choose to progress to the optional Semester 2 placement module, where听they can continue to undertake their placement or听a deeper and more sustained placement experience can be undertaken听for an听additional听20 credits.听听

By the end of the module, you will have greater confidence in your employability skills, a clearer understanding of听possible career听routes, and a stronger foundation for making informed decisions about your future.听

This module is designed to develop your understanding of the emergence and development of key theories of punishment through an exploration of the history of penal theory and its contemporary challenges and controversies. Furthermore, this module听seeks听to refine and expand upon traditional theoretical perspectives of punishment and the current reliance upon imprisonment as a dominant form of punishment in England and Wales. In doing so, it will require you to critically engage with some of the strengths and limitations of such an approach and consider听possible alternatives.听

This module will help you to听acquire听numerous听employability skills, such as critical thinking and reflective practice. Vocationally it is linked to a range of potential criminal justice professions in the statutory,听voluntary听and non-governmental sectors, building your knowledge and understanding of core functions and debates in the prison and punishment realms.

Crime does not occur randomly. It is always embedded within particular social and environmental contexts. This module takes this as its starting point, examining how crime is produced through the interaction of community structure, informal social control, and the built environment. The focus throughout is on understanding why crime occurs听in particular places听and how such incidences of crime can be analysed and addressed.听

The module begins by introducing you to place-based approaches to crime. Attention is given to neighbourhood structure and social organisation听and disorganisation, drawing on the work of听the听Chicago School of Sociology, alongside the role of informal social control and collective efficacy in shaping community responses to crime. These perspectives are then extended through environmental criminology, including routine activity and crime patterns听theory, to show how crime is structured through everyday movement, opportunity, and听urban design and planning. Building on this, the module turns to mechanisms of crime prevention. We will introduce you to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), as well as the contributions of Jane Jacobs and Oscar Newman, before examining community-based, developmental, and situational approaches to crime prevention.听The emphasis is on how these approaches听operate听at听different levels,听and how they can be combined,听to produce effective听crime control听interventions.听

Assessment听has been听designed to be integral to the module. You will work in groups to design听a听fictional neighbourhood, analyse the issues within it, and develop a set of crime prevention strategies. This culminates in a group presentation and a written report, ensuring that you engage with both the diagnosis of crime problems听within your neighbourhoods听and the development of applied,听theoretically informed,听solutions.听

This module examines some of the contemporary debates that surround the concept and practice of police ethics, with a particular focus on criminal investigation. It moves from an examination of broad ethical models, through an analysis of the relationship of these models to the policing of a diverse society, on to the study of how principled policing needs to inform the work of criminal investigation.听

You will discuss,听analyse听and critique approaches to both ethics and policing practice. Much of the taught content will focus on introducing and explaining key cases which have had an impact on public听perceptions听of policing and police legitimacy. You will be asked to examine these case studies and consider what changes have been implemented, why and how far we have come. This will also incorporate consideration of the historic relationship between the police and specific communities, how/if relations have improved and what steps the police should take to build public trust.听

The module will be assessed by a听3,000-word investigative report.听You will be encouraged to take a proactive attitude towards the module and to bring with you any thoughts, reflections or opinions on both current events and any cases that we may not have covered on the module, as well as the impact of contemporary policing policies on public perceptions.听

Learning will be a mix of taught content, reading and class discussion and you will be encouraged to reflect upon your own ethical framework as well as consider the motivations of the officers in question.听It will help you to embed the analytical skills and critical attitude听required听for a career in听any form of investigation.听

This module will explore essential criminal justice interviewing skills for practice in England and Wales. The听module is designed to have direct relevance to the workplace听and develop your employability potential听should you听seek听to work in the criminal justice arena in the future. You will听emerge听from the module equipped with the skills and knowledge to conduct witness, victim,听and suspect interviews.听The听teaching team includes听relevant听professional听expertise听and experience听within policing and major crime investigation.听听听

This module focusses on key skills and academic theory that underpins current investigative interviewing practice in England and Wales. The module starts with an examination of the history behind modern interview practices and then explores questioning styles and techniques that may be adapted to enhance qualitative research outcomes and improve life skills. The focus of the module moves onto an examination of interviewing considerations with formative assessments where you will explore witness categorisation and Special Measures that can be put in place during the judicial process to support witnesses. The module then progresses into suspect interviewing, where you learn the legal and strategic requirements of conducting a suspect interview. The module culminates听in a unique summative assessment where you will听be required听to听work with a partner to听conduct a 'live' suspect interview听with a role player,听demonstrating听your abilities to听observe听the legal constraints and conduct an ethical and effective suspect interview. The module has direct relevance to developing skills for employability within policing and criminal justice and frames international approaches to investigative interviewing, making contrasts and comparisons to approaches within England and Wales. Inclusivity is a key theme听in听the theory and practice of investigative interviewing,听including听considerations around vulnerability, safeguarding,听and human rights.听听

This module provides you with the opportunity to carry out a听self鈥�directed, critical investigation of a specific topic relating to Criminology.听You will produce a substantial independent piece of work, which may be empirical,听policy鈥�based, or theoretical in nature.听Building on the skills developed at Level 4 in Applied Research Methods in Criminology and Level 5 in the Research Proposal module, you will draw on your developing knowledge, interests, and methodological competence to conduct an听in鈥�depth听dissertation听in an area of your choosing.听

Guidance will be provided through taught sessions scheduled across the academic year, alongside supervision tailored to your individual dissertation. You听will be听allocated听a supervisor who will offer听small鈥�group听and/or听one鈥�to鈥�one听supervision at key stages of the research process.听Assessment for the module takes the form of a written dissertation, with opportunities to听submit听up to three formative patches for feedback.听A series of writing retreats will also be offered, enabling you to work in a supportive and collaborative environment with peers and supervisors.听

The module is geared towards enhancing your employability by equipping you with a range of competencies necessary for graduate-level work and further study, including research design, project management, analytical skills, ethical awareness, and report writing skills.听

Crimes听of the Powerful encompasses the damaging and victimising behaviours perpetrated by privately or publicly operated corporations, as well as the state听facilitated听legalistic and political responses to these activities.听Within criminology and wider academia,听we听generally fail听to scrutinise those who听operate听within the highest levels of society 鈥� those individuals or institutions with much economic and cultural capital. This module will address such deficiencies by providing a nuanced and holistic overview of the actions of such individuals,听organisations听and State actors.听听

By utilising critical criminological theories and critical notions of violence underpinned by听zemiology (the study of social harm), this module will highlight the contradictions in conventional state and academic approaches to criminality, whilst also demonstrating that some of the most significant harms and dangers we currently face 鈥� both in the UK and abroad - are interwoven into very fabric of normality. Specifically, we will look at how听many of the harms produced by the powerful are engrained and proliferated within the globalised context of neo-liberal capitalism and consumer ideology.听听听

By presenting both听theoretical discussions and real-life cases,听you听will be听provided听an opportunity to develop knowledge and critical understanding of criminology and related disciplines both in theory and in practice.听You听will also be exposed to one of the areas of excellence of our research centre and the research specialisms of staff.听

This module will听provide you with听a comprehensive and critical introduction to these topics and encourages听you听to actively research areas of interest through the development of an assessed case study, culminating in an听essay. The听assessment听will听assist听in the development of key听employability skills including written communication, critical analysis, problem-solving, and ethical and social awareness.听听

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) continues to be on the rise locally,听nationally听and internationally, despite repeated attempts to prevent and tackle the root causes of this deeply entrenched behaviour. Rooted in systemic gender inequality, VAWG manifests across a wide spectrum of harmful acts that disproportionately affect women and girls. The persistence of these patterns, even in the face of legislative reform and increased public awareness, reflects the complex social, cultural, and institutional factors that sustain them.听

Consequently, this module aims to explore how VAWG is deeply linked to women鈥檚 inequality and encompasses a broad range of behaviours occurring both within and outside of the home. These include, Domestic and Relationship Abuse, Street Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, and Honour-Based Abuse and Violence. Each of these forms of abuse will be examined in depth, drawing attention to the distinct contexts in which they occur听and the systemic failures that allow them to听persist. Throughout听the module, we will draw on theoretical听frameworks听as well as real-world case studies and contemporary research, to听identify听the measures听and partnerships听used to prevent, investigate, and address the consequences.听听

Broader discussions within the module will consider how an individual鈥檚 experience of VAWG is further compounded by intersecting dimensions, including race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, sexuality, gender identity, disability, mental health, and age. These intersecting factors shape not only a person鈥檚 vulnerability to abuse but also their access to support, justice, and recovery. Finally, the module will evaluate the capacity of existing policing and criminal justice frameworks to address emerging trends associated with VAWG.听Attention听will be given to the growing threat of technology-facilitated and online-enabled听offending, including image-based abuse, coercive control through digital surveillance, and online harassment, reflecting the rapidly evolving landscape in which VAWG now occurs.听