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CriminologyWhat is Criminology? - YouTube

Development of criminologyDefinitions of crimeMeasurement of crimeThe causes of crimeResponses to crimeStructure and purpose of CJS

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What is Criminology?

Criminology includes the study of:

The characteristics of the criminal law;

The extent of crime The effects of crime on victims and on society;

Methods of crime prevention;

The attributes of criminals; The characteristics and workings of the criminal

justice system.

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Assessment

This Unit will be assessed by using four instruments ofassessment, one for each Unit Outcome.

These will take the form of three open-bookassessments covering Explain how crime and criminal justice have been theorised

Critically evaluate theories of crime causation

Critically evaluate theories of criminalisation

The closed-book assessment will cover the roles andaims of the criminal justice and penal system.

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Outcome 1

Explain how crime and criminal justice havebeen theorised

Theoretical explanation of crime and punishment

Theoretical explanation of inspection andsurveillance

Theoretical explanation of criminal typing

Theoretical explanation of the normal and thepathological

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Outcome 2

Critically evaluate theories of crime causation

Genetics study of crime causation

Personality theory or crime causation

Social/environmental theory of crime causation

Gender specific theory of crime causation

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Outcome 3

Critically evaluate theories of criminalisation

Labelling and deviant identity theory of criminalisation

Theory of delinquency and criminalisation

Theory of political economy and criminalisation

Radical theory of criminalisation

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Outcome 4

Explain the aims of the criminal justice andpenal system.

Explanation of the role of key agencies within theScottish Criminal Justice System

Explanation of the aims of the Scottish Criminal

Justice System

Explanation of the range of disposals available to theScottish Criminal Justice System

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Criminology

Activity:Discuss the following questions inpairs/small groups

Jot down some response and be ready todiscuss them with the class.

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Criminology

What is Enlightenment thought?

What kinds of beliefs, opinions and assumptionsdid it challenge?

How would you describe the role and power ofthe individual in early Liberal/capitalist society?

Classical criminologists were interested in

proportionate justice; how would you describethis?

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Criminology

What is positivism and what was the shift offocus it introduced in criminological thought?

What are the main social sciences within thepositivist approach in criminology?

What does criminalisation mean?

Why is this such a significant shift away frompositivism?

List a few examples that highlight the relativenature of crime and deviance.

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Criminology

Can you think of any recent events orcircumstances that show powerful groupsbeing treated differently from less

powerful groups?

Is crime a predominantly malephenomenon?

How would you describe the place ofwomen in crime and criminality?

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Criminology

Describe the most likely victim of violent crime

What are there more of each year teenager onteenager murder or partner on partner murder?

Do most victims of murder know their assailant?

Where is a child most likely to come to somekind of abusive harm in their own home or

elsewhere? What are the implications for policy making in

light of the above?

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Theorists for consideration

Beccaria

Bentham

Foucault Lyon

Lombrosso

Durkheim