Transnational Crime, Justice & Security

Core Courses

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.

The Global Criminal Economy – White-collar Crime and Organised Crime

Tutor: Dr Simon Mackenzie
Course Type: Core
Schedule: Semester 2, Tuesday 11-1pm

Course Description:

This course introduces students to theories and perspectives on two types of 'criminal economies' in a transnational context.  These are the economies of white-collar crime and organised crime.  In respect of white-collar crime, the course covers wrongdoing by individuals, corporations and states, and examines attempts to control white-collar crime through strategies of criminalisation, regulation and the promulgation of systems of ethics in organisational contexts.  In respect of organised crimes, the course includes trafficking in drugs, people, arms and other illicit commodities, organised theft, corruption and violence.  In the context of contemporary globalisation, we consider the social forces supporting and driving these economic crimes on a local, national and international level.

Course Reading:

• Friedrichs, D.O. (2009) Trusted Criminals: White Collar Crime in Contemporary Society, 4th edn. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson.
• Wright, A. (2006) Organised Crime. Cullompton, Devon: Willan Publishing.
• Natarajan, M. (2011) International Crime and Justice.  New York: Cambridge University Press
• Reichel, P. (2005) Handbook of Transnational Crime and Justice.  London: Sage

Criminological Perspectives on Security and Globalisation

Tutor:  Professor Michele Burman and Dr Simon Mackenzie
Course Type: Core
Scheduled: Semester 1, Tuesday 10am-12pm

Course Description:

This course adopts a criminological perspective to explore challenges to global security such as terrorism, radicalisation and counter-terrorism; community safety; population movements; climate issues; resource and energy conflicts; the growth of private security; global poverty; people's interactions with security technology; fear of crime and other late-modern 'anxiety' issues.

Course Reading:

• Aas, K. (2008) Globalisation and Crime London: Sage
• Aas, K, Gundhus, O and Lomell,  (2009) Technologies of InSecurity: the surveillance of everyday life Oxford: Routledge Cavendish
• Bennett, C. and Haggerty, K. (2011) Security Games: Surveillance and Control at Mega-Events London: GlassHouse
• Collins, A (ed.) (2009) Contemporary Security Studies, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
• Dupont, B. and Woods, J. (2005) (eds.) Democracy, Society and the Governance of Security Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Edwards, A. and Gill, P. (eds) (2003) Transnational Organised Crime: Perspectives on Global Security. London: Routledge.
• Hough, P (2008) Understanding Global Security, 2nd edn, Routledge, London.
• Fussey, P, Coaffee, J, Armstrong, G and Hobbs, D (2011) Securing and Sustaining the Olympic City: Reconfiguring London for 2012 and Beyond, Ashgate, Aldershot.
• Johnston, L and Shearing, C. (2003) Governing Security: Explorations in Policing and Justice London: Routledge
• Loader, I and Walker, N. (2007) Civilising Security Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Monahan, T (2010) Surveillance in a Time of Insecurity Rutgers University Press
• Williams, PD (ed.) (2008) Security Studies: an Introduction, Routledge, London.
• Zedner, L. Security London: Routledge 

Research and Enquiry in Crime & Criminal Justice

Tutor:  Susan A Batchelor
Course Type: Core
Scheduled: Semester 2, Tuesday 4-6pm

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