SP30129: Sexual violence: explanations, responses & debates
[Page last updated: 01 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
|
| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
|
| Supplementary Assessment: |
|
| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take SP10044 AND take SP20050 |
| Learning Outcomes: | By the end of the unit, students should be able to:
* Outline and analyse key historical and contemporary explanations for sexual violence * Critique official and non-official statistics on the extent of sexual violence * Access a range of sources of information about sexual violence and service provision in the UK * Critically assess key theoretical debates on the causes of and responses to sexual violence * Outline and evaluate changing statutory response to rape and sexual assault in the UK * Outline and evaluate changing voluntary sector and other support service responses to rape and sexual assault in the UK * Contextualise UK debates within an international framework. |
| Aims: | * To analyse key theoretical explanations of adult rape and sexual assault * To examine competing definitions of what constitutes sexual violence * To outline debates around the extent of adult rape and sexual assault * To explore the experiences of victim-survivors of these crimes * To critically assess voluntary sector and other support service responses to these crimes * To critically assess police responses to these crimes * To critically assess Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and court responses to these crimes * To analyse contemporary debates about the effectiveness of perpetrator treatment programmes * To understand and engage with the debate on alternative (e.g. non-criminal justice, kaleidoscopic justice, parallel justice) responses to sexual violence * Outline and discuss sexual violence as an international concern. |
| Skills: | * To think creatively and analytically. * To communicate an argument. * To evaluate others' arguments and research. * To learn independently and be able to assess own learning needs (i.e. identify strengths and improve weaknesses in methods of learning and studying). * To place local debates within an international and global context. * To critically evaluate and assess research and evidence as well as a variety of other information. * To gather information, data, research and literature from a number of different sources (i.e. library, web-based, archives etc.). * To select appropriate and relevant information from a wide source and large body of knowledge. * To synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding. * To utilise problem solving skills. * Study and Learning skills (note taking, avoiding plagiarism, using the library, gathering and using information, constructing a bibliography, referencing) * Basic Information and Computing Technology skills (word processing, email, using the web to search for information) * Essay/policy brief research, preparation and writing skills * To construct a bibliography * Time-management and administrative skills * Communication and debating skills * To reflect upon own academic and professional performance and take responsibility for personal and professional learning and development. |
| Content: | Explanations and extent of sexual violence; rape and sexual assault (including male rape); police responses; CPS and court responses; voluntary sector and other support service responses; working with offenders (sex offender treatment programmes). |
| Programme availability: |
SP30129 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
|
Notes:
|