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Criminology – Level 3 WJEC
Why do people commit crimes looking at biological and social influences? Use and application of theories of criminality. How do campaigns affect policy making by governments? On this course, you’ll learn about all aspects of crime from a social perspective: the causes of crime, its social impact and take a look into the criminals that are committing these acts. Criminologist study crime in an attempt to better understand what motivates the criminal to act in that way.
Five GCSEs grade 9-4 and a satisfactory school reference. Including English Language at grade 5 as a minimum.
The course covers various types of crimes from organized to corporate, including common assault, domestic abuse, vandalism, rape, and perceived victimless crimes such as white-collar crime, vagrancy, prostitution and assisted suicide.
Additionally, it delves into the portrayal of crime in different media, the relationship between crime and social media, social construction, cultural and temporal changes in laws and the application of laws based on different circumstances.
The course also explores theories such as Marxism, labelling, functionalism, left and right realism.
Completion of this course can lead to careers in public services such as the police and prison service, legal professions, social work, working with young offenders, civil service, National Probation Service, Courts and Tribunals Service and the National Offender Management Service. It also provides access to further studies in criminology, criminal justice, psychology, law and sociology.
You will be assessed through a combination of assignments and exams.
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