Criminology
The Team
Staff Member |
Role |
Email Address |
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Mr J Joyce |
Curriculum Leader for Social Sciences and Deputy Head of Sixth Form |
JoyceJ@ursuline.kent.sch.uk |
Mr J Anderson |
Teacher of Criminology and Psychology |
AndersonJ@ursuline.kent.sch.uk |
Mrs E Rowe |
Teacher of Criminology and RE; Duke of Edinburgh Award Centre Manager |
RoweE@ursuline.kent.sch.uk |
If you have any questions relating to this course, please do not hesitate to contact the relevant members of staff using the details above.
Key Stage 5
Exam Board: WJEC Eduqas
Link to Specification: Please click https://wjecwebsitelive.blob.core.windows.net/media/yzqlsmq4/wjec-applied-diploma-in-criminology-spec-e-03-06-2020-1.pdf?sv=2019-07-07&sr=b&sig=xqbDUe4ZxlShwyE1DlPmQLHKctnCZP6n3jOClhQc%2BjE%3D&se=2020-09-26T00%3A23%3A57Z&sp=r
Future Careers:
The main purpose of the WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology is mainly to use the qualification to support access to higher education degree courses, such as: BSc Criminology; BA Criminology; BA Criminology and Criminal Justice; BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology; LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology; BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology; BA (Hons) Criminology; BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology; BSc Criminology with Law. Alternatively, the qualification allows learners to gain the required understanding and skills to be able to consider employment within some aspects of the criminal justice system, e.g. the National Probation Service, the Courts and Tribunals Service or the National Offender Management Service. Each year, recruitment teams from Kent Police and UK Border Force deliver assemblies to our students.Page Break
Subject Information and Extracurricular Opportunities:
The Applied Diploma in Criminology is a two-year programme of study, following the Eduqas (WJEC) specification. The two units that students study in Year 12 are Changing Awareness of Crime, with a particular focus on learners planning a campaign for change relating to crime, and Criminological Theories where learners will consider how changes in criminological theory have influenced policy and how the theories can be applied to a specific crime or criminal to explain their behaviour. In Year 13 students will study Crime Scene to Courtroom, where learners will develop the skills to review criminal cases, evaluate the evidence in the cases to determine whether the verdict is safe and just, and Crime and Punishment which focuses on the criminal justice system in England and Wales and how it operates to achieve social control.
The Department organises regular fieldtrips to consolidate student knowledge. The most relevant and enjoyable trip is our annual visit to London where visits are arranged to Parliament, the Old Bailey, the Clink Museum, the City of London Police Museum and a walking tour of the East End of London. There are also trips organised by the wider department to Barcelona, Berlin and Rome where aspects of social justice could be analysed at an international level. Within school, the department has excellent relations with a range of outside agencies, who come and deliver presentations to our students. Last year, the guest speakers included: Parliament Outreach (2x MPs), Kent Police, UK Border Force, Kent Police Forensic Training Team, Magistrates in the Community, Victim Support and lecturers from Canterbury Christ Church University.
The programme of study, completed over two years, can be seen in detail below:
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Cycle 1 |
Cycle 2 |
Cycle 3 |
Cycle 4 |
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Year 12 |
Unit 1 Changing Awareness of Crimeâ¯â¯ Types of Crimeâ¯
Reasons that crimes are unreportedâ¯
Consequences of unreported crimeâ¯
Media Representationâ¯
Impact on public perceptionâ¯
Statistics about crimeâ¯
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Unit 1 Changing Awareness of Crimeâ¯â¯ Campaigns for changeâ¯
Mediaâ¯
Plan a Campaign for Changeâ¯
Design materials
Justify a campaign for changeâ¯
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Unit 2 Criminological Theories⯠Crimeâ¯â¯
Devianceâ¯
Social Constructionâ¯
Biological Theoriesâ¯
Individualistic Theoriesâ¯
Sociological Theoriesâ¯
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Unit 2 Criminological Theories⯠Situationsâ¯
Criminological Theoriesâ¯
Criminological Theories informing policy developmentâ¯
Social Changes affecting policy developmentâ¯
Campaigns affecting policy makingâ¯
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Year 13 |
Unit 3 Crime Scene to Courtroom
Personnelâ¯involved in Criminal Investigationâ¯
Investigativeâ¯Techniquesâ¯in Criminal Investigations⯠Techniques
Criminal Investigationsâ¯
Types of Evidenceâ¯
Processing Evidenceâ¯
Rights of Individualsâ¯
Crown Prosecution Serviceâ¯
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Unit 3 Crime Scene to Courtroom
Trial Processesâ¯
Using Evidence (Rules)â¯
Key Influencesâ¯
Laypeopleâ¯
Information sourcesâ¯
Examine information forâ¯
Conclusions
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Unit 4 Crime and Punishment
Processes used for law makingâ¯
⯠Criminal Justice Systemâ¯
Models of Criminal Justiceâ¯
Forms of Social Controlâ¯
Aims of Punishmentâ¯
Forms of punishmentâ¯
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Unit 4 Crime and Punishment
Role of agenciesâ¯
Agenciesâ¯
Contribution of agencies⯠Tactics and measures used by agenciesâ¯
Limitationsâ¯
Effectiveness of agenciesâ¯
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