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The difference between comparative and international criminology; the advantages and difficulties of comparative criminology; crime and control across a number of different jurisdictions including Scandinavia, Anglo-America, and Southern Europe; transnational crime including people trafficking, organised crime, the drugs and arms trade, global terrorism and cyber crime; transnational policing and control.

LO1: Appraise the advantages and difficulties of conducting research at a comparative and global level.
LO2: Analyse levels and types of criminalised harms in a number of key jurisdictions.
LO3: Analyse the different responses (political, institutional, cultural) to crime in different jurisdictions.
LO4: Appreciate the cultural, social and political factors which contribute to global penal variation
LO5: Critically reflect on the forms of crime and social harms that require a transnational focus, and the role of global developments in contributing to these.
LO6: Evaluate the policy, practice and harms of transnational agencies of crime control.