Liverpool John Moores University MA in Criminology and Social Policy
Module name:
Globalisation and Comparative Social Policy: Crime, Harm and (in)justice
Module code:
LJMU-7511CSPUC
Credits:
30.00
Description:

Aims

  1. To think globally and comparatively about social policy and its connections with crime, harm and (in)justice
  2. To develop a critical understanding of the ways in which the economic, political and cultural milieu intersect with crime, harm and (in)justice
  3. To participate in on-line fieldwork, internet based research, and communities of practice for digital scholarship.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the module the student should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the manner in which different economic, political and cultural contexts interact and interconnect with crime, harm and justice
  2. Critically evaluate how states both facilitate and regulate crime, harm and justice within the context of processes of globalization and social policy
  3. Identify an area of social policy, conduct on-line fieldwork, present and critically reflect upon research through the lens of an international case-study
Prerequisites:
LJMU-IND-M-100