Criminal Justice | Liverpool John Moores University

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Course summary

Why study Criminal Justice at Liverpool John Moores University?

Learn from research-active staff and local criminal justice professionals
Engage with the theory, policy, and practice of the institutions and agencies of criminal justice
Choose from an extensive range of module options
Generous funding scholarships available for home and overseas students
Ideal for undergraduates and those currently working with or would like a career involving criminal justice agencies
Part Time Study Option

About this course
LJMU's Criminal Justice masters is a stand-alone qualification designed to enhance your career prospects in criminal justice agencies, the probation service, the police and third sector agencies.

The MA Criminal Justice programme offers the opportunity for undergraduates, practitioners, and criminal justice professionals to critically engage with a broad range of issues that impact on the effectiveness and integrity of the workings of the criminal justice system.

Through exploring a series of theoretical and policy-orientated debates relevant to the delivery of contemporary crime control and management, and assessing their cultural, social and symbolic consequences, the course helps you to develop a comprehensive and critically aware understanding of the manufacture and delivery of criminal justice policy.

During the programme you will evaluate discriminatory practice in the criminal justice process and the causes of miscarriages of justice. Your evaluations will be informed by a critical understanding of sources of data and research methodologies and, through option modules, you will develop an in-depth knowledge of particular issues relating to criminal justice in England, Wales and elsewhere.

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