Criminology & Criminal Justice

Core Courses

Core Course 1: Understanding and Explaining Crime

Tutor:  Professor Michele J Burman
Course Type: Core
Scheduled: Semester 1, Tuesday 1-3pm

Course Description:

The module aims to develop a critical understanding of contemporary criminological and social theories and their historical development.

Course Reading:

• Garland, D. (2001) The Culture of Control: Crime and social order in contemporary society. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Garland, D. and Sparks, R. (eds.) (2000) Criminology and Social Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Hillyard, P. Pantazis, C., Tombs, S. and Gordon, D. (eds.) (2004) Beyond Criminology: Taking harm seriously. London: Pluto Press
• McLaughlin, E., Muncie, J. and Hughes, G. (eds.) (2003) Criminological Perspectives: Essential readings (Second edition). London: Sage.
• Maguire, M., Morgan, R. and Reiner, R. (eds.) (2007) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (Fourth edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 
• Melossi, D. (2008) Controlling Crime, Controlling Society: Thinking about crime in Europe and America. Cambridge: Polity Press.
• Newburn, T. (ed.) (2009) Key Readings in Criminology. Cullompton: Willan Publishing. 
• Tierney, J. (2006) Criminology: Theory and context (Second edition). Harlow: Pearson Education.

Core Course 2: Research and Enquiry in Crime

Tutor:  Susan A Batchelor
Course Type: Core
Scheduled: Semester 2, Tuesday 4-4pm

Course Description:

The main aim of the course is to provide students with a broad knowledge of the methods and data used in criminological and criminal justice research. It addresses the contexts in which crime and criminal justice research takes place, and provides an overview of important theoretical and epistemological debates, and the relationship between theory, research and criminological data

Course Reading:

• Jupp, V. Davies, P. & Francis, P. (eds.) (2000) Doing Criminological Research London: Sage
• King, R. D. & Wincup, E. (eds.) (2007) Doing Research on Criminal Justice (2nd edition) Oxford: Oxford University Press