Year 1 (Year 12 Content). Coursework assessed. Unit 1: Changing Awareness of Crime (25% of the Diploma – Coursework Assessed): Not all types of crime are alike. What different types of crime take place in our society? What kinds of crime exist about which we know very little, or which are simply not reported to the police and the media? How do we explain people's reluctance to come forward about crimes of which they have been the victim? Many people learn about the fear and fascination of crime from the media, but is the media a reliable source of information? To what extent are we misled by our tastes in programmes and newspapers about crime? In this unit, you will have gained skills to differentiate between myth and reality when it comes to crime and to recognise that common representations may be misleading and inaccurate. Unit 3: From Crime Scene to Court Room (25% of the Diploma – Coursework Assessed) What are the roles of personnel involved when a crime is detected? What investigative techniques are available to investigators to help to identify the culprit? Do techniques differ depending on the type of crime being investigated? What happens to a suspect once charged by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service? In this unit, you will gain the skills to review criminal cases, evaluating the evidence in the cases to determine whether the verdict is safe and just. Year 2 (Year 13 Content). Externally assessed. Unit 2- Criminological theories (25% of the Diploma- Externally Assessed) How do we decide what behaviour is criminal? What is the difference between criminal behaviour and deviance? How do we explain why people commit crime? What makes someone a serial killer, or abusive to their own families? Criminologists have produced theoretical explanations of why people commit crime, but which is the most useful? In this unit, you will have gained the skills to evaluate some criminological theories and know there are debates within the different theories. Unit 4: Crime and Punishment (25% of the Diploma – Externally Assessed) Why do most of us tend to obey the law even when to do so is against our own interests? What social institutions have we developed to ensure that people do obey laws? What happens to those who violate our legal system? Why do we punish people? How do we punish people? In this unit, you will learn about the criminal justice system in England and Wales and how it operates to achieve social control.
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| Address | Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0JE |
Year 1 (Year 12 Content). Coursework assessed. Unit 1: Changing Awareness of Crime (25% of the Diploma – Coursework Assessed): Not all types of crime are alike. What different types of crime take place in our society? What kinds of crime exist about which we know very little, or which are simply not reported to the police and the media? How do we explain people's reluctance to come forward about crimes of which they have been the victim? Many people learn about the fear and fascination of crime from the media, but is the media a reliable source of information? To what extent are we misled by our tastes in programmes and newspapers about crime? In this unit, you will have gained skills to differentiate between myth and reality when it comes to crime and to recognise that common representations may be misleading and inaccurate. Unit 3: From Crime Scene to Court Room (25% of the Diploma – Coursework Assessed) What are the roles of personnel involved when a crime is detected? What investigative techniques are available to investigators to help to identify the culprit? Do techniques differ depending on the type of crime being investigated? What happens to a suspect once charged by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service? In this unit, you will gain the skills to review criminal cases, evaluating the evidence in the cases to determine whether the verdict is safe and just. Year 2 (Year 13 Content). Externally assessed. Unit 2- Criminological theories (25% of the Diploma- Externally Assessed) How do we decide what behaviour is criminal? What is the difference between criminal behaviour and deviance? How do we explain why people commit crime? What makes someone a serial killer, or abusive to their own families? Criminologists have produced theoretical explanations of why people commit crime, but which is the most useful? In this unit, you will have gained the skills to evaluate some criminological theories and know there are debates within the different theories. Unit 4: Crime and Punishment (25% of the Diploma – Externally Assessed) Why do most of us tend to obey the law even when to do so is against our own interests? What social institutions have we developed to ensure that people do obey laws? What happens to those who violate our legal system? Why do we punish people? How do we punish people? In this unit, you will learn about the criminal justice system in England and Wales and how it operates to achieve social control.