Social Science

Course summary

What is Criminology? Criminology is the study of crime from a social perspective, including examining who commits crimes, why they commit them, their impact, and how to prevent them. The end goal of Criminology is to determine the root causes of behavior that cause crime through different criminological theories and the method that is used to deal with these crimes by the criminal justice system. Year 12 1) Unit 1: Changing awareness of crime & Unit 2: Criminological theories 2) Unit 1: Changing awareness of crime & Unit 2: Criminological theories. 3) Unit 1: Changing awareness of crime & Unit 2: Criminological theories. 4) Unit 1: Revision & Unit 2: Criminological theories. 5) Unit 1: Controlled assessment & Unit 2: Criminological theories. 6) Unit 2: Exam & Unit 3: Crime scene to Courtroom. Year 13 1) Unit 3: Crime scene to Courtroom & Unit 4: Crime and Punishment 2) Unit 3: Crime scene to Courtroom & Unit 4: Crime and Punishment 3) Unit 3: Crime scene to Courtroom & Unit 4: Crime and Punishment 4) Unit 3: Revision & Unit 4: Crime and Punishment 5) Unit 3: Controlled assessment & Unit 4: Exam What to expect: • Theory based so expect lots of writing • Independence and taking ownership of your learning • Evaluate different theories of criminality Recommended reading/watching; • Des- ITV Hub • Oxford Handbook of Criminology • Criminology- Tim Newburn