CRI-20038 - Module Specification
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Cri-10010 Understanding Crime
Cri-10013 Criminal Justice: Process, Policy, Practice

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The module will critically explore issues of social exclusion and inclusion. The module will be delivered thematically and explore either a case study or contemporary issue in relation to social exclusion and inclusion. Issues relating to social exclusion and inclusion include class-based inequality, racism and gender based inequality, LGBTQI+ issues, criminal justice and care experiences, mental health etc.
The module will be delivered in interactive lecture/ workshop activities, with group and individual class-room based learning activities which aim to provoke thought around each week's thematic strand.
The module will equip students with a critical lens on who is 'excluded' and a robust lens to analyse and assess social and criminal justice policies and procedures in relation to criminalisation, 'social exclusion'; and develop strategies towards an inclusive society

- To introduce learners to the key debates, theories and policies in relation to crime and social exclusion.
- To consider the range of perspectives through which this controversial connection between social exclusion, inclusion and groups constructed as 'marginalised'
- To enable students to critically evaluate established criminological and sociological theories of social exclusion and apply them to contemporary social environments.
- To enable students to engage with theories of social exclusion/inclusion and beginning to think critically about how they are applied in research on crime, justice and social policy.
- To appreciate the complexity of who is excluded and how learners can promote inclusivity and inclusion.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Apply the key theoretical perspectives on social exclusion to its relationship with crime, disorder and inclusion: 1
Analyse the contentions of social exclusion and how such process are implicit in the further criminalisation and marginalisation of so-called 'excluded groups': 1
Apply social exclusion and inclusion policies and practices to a range of criminal justice settings: 1

Study hours

12 hours of interactive lecture activity.
12 hours of tutor led small group/seminar activity.
24 hours of directed online asynchronous activity designed to help students prepare for in situ classes and/or reflect on issues covered in
sessions.
102 hours personal study, additional self directed preparation for classes, assessment preparation etc

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment