BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology modules
American Criminal Justice
Other modules on this course
Year 1 core modules
- Crime, Justice and Society
- Introduction to Social Theory 1
- Social Policies and Social Problems
- Study Skills for Sociologists
Year 2 core modules
and one optional module
- American Criminal Justice
- Families, Friendships and Contemporary Intimacies
- Managing Young People's Behaviour in Mainstream Education
- Policing and Social Control
- Safeguarding Children
- Sexual Violence, Sexual Crime
- Volunteering
- Women, Crime and the Criminal Justice System
- Youth and Childhood Identities
- Youth Cultures and Transitions
Final-year core modules
- Contemporary Issues in Social Theory
- Philosophies of Punishment
- Research Project
and one optional module
- Crime and Consumer Culture
- Drugs and Society
- Family Law
- Football, Culture and Society
- Independent Studies in the Social Sciences
- International Law
- Medical Law
- Mentoring
- Migration, Development and the Politics of Globalisation
- Race, Crime and Social Exclusion
- Responses to Special Educational Needs
- Terrorism: Criminological Perspectives
- Understanding Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Youth, Crime and Justice
Modules offered may vary.
This module introduces you to the general discussions on criminological theory, policy and practice in the US. It will explore the emergence and role of the contemporary American criminal justice system, and the politics of American crime control. You will also study the consistencies, contradictions and conflicts inherent in the functioning of US criminal and community justice.