Criminology course
'A criminologist,' writes one of the most prominent practitioners of
the craft, 'is one whose professional training, occupational role and
reward are concentrated towards a scientific approach, study and analysis
of the phenomena of crime and criminal behaviour'. - Wolfgang 1963.
You may understandably ask why people study crime and criminal behaviour
and why, do people engage in this area of study.
There are a variety of
answers to the above questions, built around the following kinds of
concerns: both anxiety and fear are common responses to crime; the desire
to predict and control crime; the hope of preventing crime through social
reactions to it, and the simple desire to learn more about crime and what
it can tell us about the society we live in.
This course gives a comprehensive introduction to this fascinating subject.
Course Subjects 8 Lessons
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Introduction to Criminology
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Delinquency & Juvenile Offenders
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Criminal Behaviour & How It Develops
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Emergence of European Criminology
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Crime & Early Forms of Punishment
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Transportation & Victorian Prison Life
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Penology
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Present Day
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Prison Life
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The Sentencing Process
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Violence & Aggression
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Young Offenders Institutions
Students gaining 70% or more marks in the final examination will
be awarded the BSY Certificate of Merit in Criminology.
