2010 Course Handbook
SOC848: Crime Research and Policy
This unit critiques liberal democracy through the lens of crime and justice. Drawing on a brief history of criminological thought the unit uses specialist sessions with practicing researchers to unpack the challenges posed by changing political understandings of crime research and policy. The emphasis is on understanding the relevance of theory to research, unpacking themes in crime research and demonstrating the links of crime research as an informing influence on, critique of and/or opposition to the dominant trends in crime policy emerging around the world.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: | E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Peter Rogers |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
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Department of Sociology Faculty of Arts |