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SP22023: Global crimes of the powerful

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will be able to: 1. Critically assess explanations of global crimes of the powerful 2. Evaluate the aims and outcomes of systems of global criminal justice 3. Compare and contrast examples and cases of global crimes of the powerful 4. Recognise and critically evaluate the relationship between domestic and international criminologies


Synopsis: Develop an understanding of the scale and interconnections of forms of 'global' crimes of the powerful as a distinctive criminological concern. Youll study a range of cases and examples of global crimes of the powerful and learn to demonstrate the distinctions between domestic and international criminologies.

Content: This unit explores the scale and interconnections of forms of 'global' crimes of the powerful as a distinctive criminological concern. The unit draws on key theories around crimes of the powerful to study a range of cases and examples. The unit demonstrates the distinctions between domestic and international criminologies.

Course availability:

SP22023 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences

SP22023 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AKB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AFB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AKB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AFB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AKB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AFB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AFB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AKB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UHSP-AKB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with professional placement (Year 2)

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