Criminology - Vocational (equivalent to 1 A-Level)

Assessment

Unit one: Changing Awareness of Crime, examines questions such as: • What different types of crime take place in our society? • What kinds of crime exist about which we know very little, or which are simply not reported to the police and the media? • Who decides what behaviours should be against the law? Unit two: Criminological Theories, examines questions such as: • How do we decide what behaviour is criminal? • How do we explain why people commit a crime? External assessment – 90 min. exam Unit three: Crime Scene to Courtroom, examines questions such as: • What are the roles of personnel involved when a crime is detected? • What safeguards are in place to ensure a suspect has a fair trial? Unit four: Crime and Punishment, examines questions such as: • Why do we punish people? • We spend a great deal of taxpayers’ money on social control, so how effective are these organisations in dealing with criminality?