Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Criminology and Criminal Justice (Placement Year)

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Placement Year) course provides students with the opportunity to study two main subject areas; Criminology and Criminal Justice. Criminology examines theories and evidence relating to crime, criminals and victims, while Criminal Justice studies explore the various responses to crime and victims, from informal to formal legislative measures of social control and crime prevention; and examine the way in which the criminal justice system works - from policing through to imprisonment and rehabilitation.

The degree is designed to provide students with the practical knowledge and understanding of criminal justice system work as well as an opportunity to consider the social and cultural factors that influence people decision to engage in criminal activity. Within the degree, they gain a broad knowledge base of crime and crime control but also have the opportunity to focus on several distinct and complex areas of human behaviour such as drug abuse, interpersonal violence and organised criminality.