School of Sociology and Criminology  
 
 
CRI-20018 Crime, Culture and Conflict 1700-1914  
Co-ordinator: Dr Anette Ballinger    Room: CBB1.003, Tel:33595  
Teaching Team: Ms Jeanette  McCormick, Ms Deborah  Tagg, Dr Anette Ballinger, Dr Tony  Kearon, Miss Jo-Anne  Watts, Miss Claire  Lewendon, Mrs Angela  Joines, Mrs Catherine  Crutchley  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 2 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
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Programme/Approved Electives for
Criminology Dual Honours (Level 2)
Criminology Major (Level 2)
Criminology Minor (Level 2)
Criminology Single Honours (Level 2)
Law Single Honours (Level 2)
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Yes
Barred Combinations
None

Prerequisites
None
Description

Crime, Culture and Conflict is designed to allow students to critically analyse the history of criminal justice in England and Wales during the period 1750-1914. In doing so, the module provides the academic context for understanding the major debates, theories and issues relating to the contemporary criminal justice system. The module is structured around three key themes: the social construction of crime and criminalisation, the public versus the private sphere and competing perspectives on the history of crime and the development of the criminal justice system. These three themes share an important strand of continuity within this module - that of popular culture and resistance. This framework is employed to demonstrate that history is always a matter of contestation and interpretation, and that there can never be one definitive 'truth' about historical events or developments. The process of excavating new historical sources is a continuous one, and as new research takes place alongside existing acccounts, critical reflection, perhaps even re-evaluation and re-interpretation, is often called for.
Aims
Key aims include an examination of crime, culture, policing, prosecution and punishment in historical perspective during the period 1700-1914. In order to achieve this aim this module situates key criminological debates within a historical context. In doing so, it is designed to introduce students to a range of concepts and theories as well as primary and secondary historical sources, which, taken together, illuminate and encourage critical reflection on the changes which took place within the criminal justice system between 1750-1914.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Assess concepts and ideas about the history of crime from a range of theoretical perspectives and standpoints, including Whig histories of progress and Revisionist critiques will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2
Discuss historical concepts associated with policing practices, key transformations in the philosophy and practive of punishment, and the development and social construction of criminal identities. will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2
Recognize the role that social class, gender and ethnicity have played in the formation of concepts of criminality will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2
Differentiate between primary and secondary sources employed in the construction and interpretation of crime history. will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2
Apply historical knowledge to modern criminological issues such as rising crime rates; violence in society; juvenile delinquency, corporate crime, violence against women and the role of the prison as well as the national police force.

will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2
Apply competing perspectives to the development of the criminal justice system in history and critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of such perspectives.
Communicate ideas clearly to specialist and non specialist audiences in written and oral form. (Tutorial discussion; written assigments will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2
Study hours
11 lectures 11
5 tutorials 5
Tutorial preparation time 44
Private Study/reading 90
Total 150
Description of Module Assessment
01: Essay weighted 50%
2500 word piece of written work designed to test students on breath and depth of knowledge of issues covered in module
02: 2 Hour Exam weighted 50%
2 hour unseen exam relating to the second half of the module. Students to answer 2 questions.
Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Oct/2013

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