CR6004 - Crimes of the Powerful

You will learn in two main environments – online/recorded lectures and in person workshops. Tutor-led lectures will be used to explore real world case studies of crimes of the powerful. Workshops will be designed to be interactive and engaging and will be used as a space to discuss, debate, and reinforce knowledge and concepts and to explore examples, past and present, of crimes of the powerful as well as additional case study materials. Supporting resources will be indicated or made available via the eLearning Portal.

Under the guidance of the module tutors, you will be expected to identify an appropriate area for research and to engage in a focussed, detailed in-depth portfolio-based case study of crime and/or victimisation in the context of ‘the powerful’. You are encouraged to identify an appropriate subject area for research, to devise a manageable and well-focussed project, plan a schedule of work and to function successfully as an independent learner.

Whilst this module contributes to your subject specific knowledge of a research rich critical criminology, it enables you to develop a reflective, questioning and inquiring approach to the discipline whilst enhancing your intellectual and professional skills.

This is a team taught module and staff members are available to support you via email, in seminars, and during scheduled office hours. There is also substantial support from library based resources and your fellow students during seminars and outside of class. With these combined forms of support you will develop your own research expertise and a critical edge to your understanding of criminology and victimology.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. To understand crimes and victimisations within a framework where structural relationships and ruling class crime in society is recognised.
2. To form a critical argument in relation to the nature of invisible or hidden crimes and victimisations in society.
3. To explain a range of criminal and harmful behaviours, as well as deviant and anti-social activities under the organising theme ‘crimes of the powerful’ drawing on different resources and case examples.


Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
1. To collaborate with others and to work as part of a team whilst undertaking tasks in the workshops.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
1. To demonstrate cultural and social awareness in regards to why certain geographic locations and certain groups in society remain outside of mainstream research.

Formative:
The seminar programme will support the formative assessment for this module, allowing for guided support and discussion around all components of the assessment.

Summative:
There is one summative assessment on this module a Portfolio Case Study. The portfolio will address core writing skills in addition to all five MLOs.

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