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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3034: International Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminology
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Overview
| NQF Level | 5 | ||
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| Credits | 15 | ECTS Value | 7.5 |
| Term(s) and duration | This module will run during term 2 (11 weeks) | ||
| Academic staff | Ms Ashley Frayling (Convenor) | ||
| Pre-requisites | Data Analysis in Social Science 1 (SSI1006) | ||
| Co-requisites | Data Analysis in Social Science 1 (SSI1006) | ||
| Available via distance learning | No | ||
This module is an introduction to comparative criminology and the nature and extent of crime cross-nationally. You will learn about similarities and differences in crime patterns, and responding to crime between and among countries around the world. You will be introduced to relevant international data sources on crime and taught basic statistical analysis to learn how to analyze crime trends cross-nationally using quantitative methods. This module will expose you to the value as well as the difficulties of making cross-national comparisons of crime. Additionally this module will teach you various explanations for different rates of crime and different methods for dealing with crime in different countries.
Data Analysis in Social Science 1 (SSI1006) is a pre-requisite or co-requisite for this module.
| Module created | 20/12/2014 | Last revised | 31/01/2022 |
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