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LS3533: POLICING & SOCIETY (LAW) (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

The course is designed to introduce students to understanding and knowledge and to develop critical awareness across  areas of criminology and policing, and specifically the complex interface between policing and contemporary society.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Ms Valerie Bremner

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will identify key issues and address major debates surrounding contemporary policing policy and practice in Britain. The course will examine the key concepts, theories, values and ideas guiding policing organisations in the United Kingdom to better understand the connections between policing and law enforcement and understanding of contemporary issues and challenges in policing in different contexts.

 

Police accountability, legitimacy, and public trust in the police will be examined and reviewed against the legal framework and processes currently in place to gain insight and knowledge into contemporary issues and challenges in policing.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
Assessment Weeks 34 Feedback Weeks 37

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Feedback

48 hour Online, Open Book Exam comprising 2 questions.

Two written answers approx. 1250 words per answer .

Individual feedback will be provided on MyAberdeen in the course submission.

The exam will be accessible for a period of 48 hours but timed within that period i.e once started must be completed within a set period of time to be determined in line with other online exams on this programme 

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will develop knowledge and understanding of current theories and contemporary issues in policing to enable critical analysis of the legal issues being challenged.
ConceptualUnderstandStudents will develop knowledge and understanding of current theories and contemporary issues in policing to enable critical analysis of the legal issues being challenged.

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
Assessment Weeks 30 Feedback Weeks 33

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Feedback

Individual feedback will be provided on MyAberdeen in the course submission.

Word Count 1500
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandStudents will gain understanding and knowledge of key theories and concepts, models, and frameworks of policing in contemporary society.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

48 hour online exam.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandStudents will gain understanding and knowledge of key theories and concepts, models, and frameworks of policing in contemporary society.
ConceptualUnderstandStudents will develop knowledge and understanding of current theories and contemporary issues in policing to enable critical analysis of the legal issues being challenged.
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will develop knowledge and understanding of current theories and contemporary issues in policing to enable critical analysis of the legal issues being challenged.

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