The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to criminal justice and to give a context for humanities learning. Within the Changing Awareness of Crime unit, students will be guided to consider how not all types of crime are alike. Therefore, 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? Within the Criminological Theories unit, pupils question how do we decide what behaviour is criminal? What is the difference between criminal behaviour and deviance? How do we explain why people commit crime? The Crime Scene to Courtroom unit interrogates the process of conducting criminal investigations right through to a criminal trial. Finally, the Crime and Punishment unit develops skills in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the process of social control in delivering policy in practice.
Minimum 6th form entry requirements apply. 5 GCSE passes, including English and Maths at a grade 4 or above.
Unit 1:Changing Awareness of Crime: The purpose of this unit is for learners to plan campaigns for change relating to crime. 8 hours Internal Controlled Assessment: 25% Unit 2: Criminological Theories: The purpose of this unit is for learners to examine how criminological theories and campaigns are used to set policy. 1 hour 30 minutes External exam: 25% Unit 3: Crime Scene to Courtroom: Through this unit, learners will examine and review the use of evidence as a way of gaining justice through verdicts in criminal cases. 8 hours Internal Controlled Assessment: 25% Unit 4: Crime and Punishment: In this unit learners will examine punishment and theories which underpin it. 1 hour 30 minutes External exam: 25%
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Medway |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9HH |
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to criminal justice and to give a context for humanities learning. Within the Changing Awareness of Crime unit, students will be guided to consider how not all types of crime are alike. Therefore, 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? Within the Criminological Theories unit, pupils question how do we decide what behaviour is criminal? What is the difference between criminal behaviour and deviance? How do we explain why people commit crime? The Crime Scene to Courtroom unit interrogates the process of conducting criminal investigations right through to a criminal trial. Finally, the Crime and Punishment unit develops skills in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the process of social control in delivering policy in practice.
Minimum 6th form entry requirements apply. 5 GCSE passes, including English and Maths at a grade 4 or above.
Unit 1:Changing Awareness of Crime: The purpose of this unit is for learners to plan campaigns for change relating to crime. 8 hours Internal Controlled Assessment: 25% Unit 2: Criminological Theories: The purpose of this unit is for learners to examine how criminological theories and campaigns are used to set policy. 1 hour 30 minutes External exam: 25% Unit 3: Crime Scene to Courtroom: Through this unit, learners will examine and review the use of evidence as a way of gaining justice through verdicts in criminal cases. 8 hours Internal Controlled Assessment: 25% Unit 4: Crime and Punishment: In this unit learners will examine punishment and theories which underpin it. 1 hour 30 minutes External exam: 25%
