Criminology and Law (Q92) | Open University

Course summary

This degree takes a critical and analytical view of the role and functions of the legal system, and examines its relationship with crime, harm, and criminal justice. With an appreciation of criminological theorising and evidence, you’ll develop the skills to comment on crime, victimisation, and responses to crime and deviance, including policy questions, from national to global levels. You'll gain the ability to critically assess everyday understandings of crime, harm and criminal justice, the social, political, economic, historical and ethical dimensions of law, as well as knowledge of the key institutions in the criminal justice and legal systems.

Key features of the course

Explore the complex issues behind today’s crime, law and justice headlines
Understand, interpret and apply concepts about crime and law to 'real world' problems
Develop transferable employability skills to support career progression
Identify where criminal justice and law is failing to provide social justice, fairness and equal opportunities in society.

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