BA (Hons) Criminal Justice and Criminology Bachelor's degree at the University of Leeds

This module introduces you to the fundamental study and research skills required to thrive on your degree. It offers teaching on basic study skills and provides directions for further development for you to pursue independently. In addition, the module introduces the research process in criminal justice and criminology, surveying the various forms of data and evidence you'll encounter throughout the programme and exploring methods for understanding and analysing data.

This module focuses on criminology and the 'crime problem'. It discusses the origins and development of criminology as a field of enquiry, its connections to other disciplines, and the major issues in the field today. The module outlines the way that our common-sense understandings of 'crime' are shaped by our everyday expectations and assumptions regarding a range of problematic behaviours. It challenges taken-for-granted viewpoints about crime and provides a more sophisticated understanding of

This module explores the links between crime and inequality in its many different guises. The module is divided into three parts. The first focuses on theory, data and politics; exploring theories of inequality, evidence on inequality in the UK (particularly in relation to 'race', 'class' and 'gender') and political responses to tackling inequality. The second analyses social issues which are understood as manifestations of inequality, resulting in some groups being more vulnerable than others t

This module enables you to learn about key criminal law principles, cases and legislation, and to recognise the different political and cultural contexts in which criminal law operates at national and international level.

This module examines the main institutions of the criminal justice system and provides an introduction to the uses and methods of punishment in modern society. It introduces you to a number of key issues and debates relating to the operation of criminal justice and the punishment of offenders.

This module looks at how offenders can be 'nudged' or forced away from crime through changing the environment in which offenders make decisions. It is underpinned by major fields of research, including choice theory and routine activity theory, the role of crime opportunities, the rich repertoire of 25 situational techniques, and an extensive body of evidence.

Criminology is the study of the theoretical explanations for offending behaviour. Are offenders free-willed rational actors, or are they driven by external (e.g. biological, psychological or sociological) forces beyond their control? Are some individuals and acts more likely to be criminalised than others? This module explores traditional (Western) explanations for crime and offending behaviour, charting their development from the medieval period to contemporary times. It also considers recent c

This module provides a critical survey of policing in England and Wales. It explores the nature of the modern police institution, including its historical development and its contemporary social role. It assesses major issues in the practice of policing, including police powers and discretion, police culture, and how the police are governed and held accountable. It analyses the relationships between the police and various social groups and it enables you to debate opportunities for reform to ach

This module builds upon your core research skills to develop understanding of empirical research methods and how they are used in criminology and criminal justice studies. Besides engaging with debates on the strengths and limitations of various methodologies, the module provides practical experience of their real-world application to a variety of crime and justice issues.

This module explores the nature and extent of youth crime and the sources of our knowledge about youth offending and its prevention. It considers social and legal constructions of youth as well as children and young people as victims. It also provides an analysis of the youth justice system in England and Wales and contemporary youth justice debates.

This module will introduce you to the critical role of the social sciences in public understanding and experience of emergencies, such as environmental disasters, pandemics, epidemics, and large-scale social and political upheavals. It will provide you with the conceptual tools and methodological approaches to critically evaluate the response of the government, communities, state institutions and other sectors of society to emergencies and their aftermaths. It will also equip you with the skills

This module examines the evolution, mechanisms and grounds of international human rights protection. It examines international human rights law as an important branch of international law; the mechanisms, bodies and procedures introduced by the United Nations and other international and regional organisations; and a significant number of substantive human rights. The module is divided into two parts. The first part provides an introduction to the structure of the international system of human ri

The module offers you an introduction to the substantive analysis of race, ethnicity, and crime in contemporary society. It will introduce you to key concepts and theories relating to race, ethnicity, and crime. Substantive topics will examine the social, political, and economic processes that define, construct, and respond to crime in a racialised manner. These substantive issues will be addressed in order to analyse the relevance of race and ethnicity in crime studies and the extent to which r

International law concerns all aspects of contemporary global problems. Its structures and rules are developed and applied by States, international organisations, and to some extent non-state actors, to create peaceful co-existence. However, this distinct system of law needs to contend with constantly evolving challenges and forces which question international law's authority, legitimacy and values. In particular, the decolonisation of international law contests many of its assumptions and Euroc

This module aims to introduce you to major topics and areas of debate in gender and society. It does this through the study of feminist theory and theories of gender as well as some empirical material. The particular focus will be on gender in contemporary industrial societies, although to develop an understanding of contemporary gender issues references to historical contexts and development are made at times. By the end of the module, you should have acquired a broad map of current thinking in

This module will focus on some of the most important contemporary issues of crime and insecurity. Whether it is border controls and the treatment of migrants, strategies to counter terrorism and organised crime, security protocols installed for global mega-events, the transnational illicit drug trade