BA (Hons) Criminal Justice Bachelor's degree at Liverpool John Moores University

This module provides you with the integrated skills required for academic success. It will enhance your knowledge and understanding of the terminology and expectations associated with higher education study and you will learn to identify, understand and demonstrate academic research, writing and referencing techniques.

This module will provide you with the necessary skills to develop a Liverpool focussed research project from your subject perspective. You will identify and locate relevant source material; outline how this source material can be used as a foundation for your research project and write a coherent piece of academic work which evidences understanding of Liverpool.

This module provides you with the opportunity to understand contemporary Policing, Security and Criminal Justice and the local, national and international issues and challenges to securing social justice.

This module aims to raise your awareness of the different social factors which can impact on how crime is committed and against whom. The module also builds knowledge of the impact of social factors on crime and victimisation and how these impact on the lived experience of criminalisation, justice and harm.

This module aims to provide a critical discussion of the basic substantive criminal law (in terms of relevant case and statute law), but also aims to relate the substantive criminal law to its application in the criminal justice process in practice, as well as to its socio-legal context in wider society.

This module introduces you to the history of crime and crime control. It aims to provide you with the historical background essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice, and examines the historical context for current criminological debates.

The module aims to explore the criminal justice process in England and Wales. Students will learn about: police powers, including the power to stop and search; crime control and due process models of policing; sentencing and punishment.

This module will provide students with an understanding of historical and contemporary criminological theories, and highlight how these have shaped and influenced the modern day criminal justice system and responses to crime and deviance.

This module introduces students to the relationship between the media, the public and issues of criminal justice. It will demonstrate how the media influences 'common sense' assumptions and political decision making around crime and justice.

In this module you will develop your academic skills in writing and critical analysis. The module will develop your awareness of sources of information that are presented using a variety of media. Through the development of team working skills you will also have an improved understanding of the court system in England and Wales.

This module will encourage students to critically reflect on the concepts of injustice and justice, inequality, poverty, power and powerlessness. Students will be encouraged to think about how these concepts impact on the experience of people processed through and experiencing the system of justice.

This module aims to develop students' skills in methods of producing reliable and effective knowledge relating to criminal justice, this includes: applying ethical principles to criminal justice research issues relating to the influence of research on criminal justice policy and practice barriers to effective knowledge production and transfer in relation to criminal justice.

This module requires students to critically consider the innovative ways in which criminology theory is used today in the policy and practice of criminal justice. Students must demonstrate an ability to build upon existing knowledge of criminological theory developed through the core Criminological Theory module at level 4 and apply those understandings to contemporary criminal justice.

The aim of this module is to provide students with the ability to develop self-awareness and identify skills to improve their employability in criminal justice and allied areas. Students will also gain an understanding of the relationship between theory, policy and the experience of practice in various criminal justice agencies.

This module introduces students to the concepts of rehabilitation and desistance within the criminal justice system. It will consider the theory behind the concepts and their impact on policy and practice, regarding the Probation Service and Prison Service specifically and the criminal justice system more broadly.

This module allows you to pursue a more in-depth study of two of the main criminal justice institutions, Prison and Probation services. The design and delivery surrounding their administration has remained the subject of intense debate and controversy throughout their history.

This is an additional year of full-time study at an approved higher education institution. The modules to be studied must be agreed in advance, and must be appropriate for the student's programme of study.

The overall aim of this module is to develop a more meaningful understanding of victims of crime and to critically explore their role and experiences within the criminal justice system. Students will develop a critical appreciation of the conceptual development of victims and victimology as an academic discipline and also evaluate the notions of victimhood and explore challenges for victim service provision.

This module implements LJMU's employability strategy by delivering work-based learning to students which relates to their academic studies and their onward employability plan, thereby allowing them to develop examples of skills development and learning with a live employer-driven brief.

The aim of this module is to enable you to develop your learning and understanding of penology building on the Penology module at level 5. You will be given the opportunity to critically evaluate and consider contemporary issues in penology with a clear focus on the theory, policy and practice which surrounds community and custodial interventions.

The module gives students an understanding of contemporary policing methods, evaluating how the police service has attempted to respond to changes in society. In doing so the module examines the concept of a 'police service' borne out of the rejection of notions of a 'police force'.

This module will provide students with a critical understanding of the position of youth in society today, the relationship between youth and crime, and the range of ways in which criminal justice responds to youth crime in England and Wales. It will provide students with knowledge of the past and current policy and legislation relating to young people.