| Unit name | An International Analysis of Crime, Harm and Justice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOLM1065 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Pantazis |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will examine crime, harm and justice from both national and international perspectives. The unit will begin by interrogating the meaning of $?crime&?, $?harm&? and justice&?. It will then consider a number of social issues such as trafficking, drugs, and violence against women by drawing upon different theoretical perspectives and paradigms (e.g. harm reduction, restorative justice) to understand national and international responses to them. By the end of the unit students will have an understanding of the construction of $?crime&? and $?justice&?; some of key contemporary social issues driving policy responses; and current theoretical approaches informing those responses.
