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Current issues, debates, challenges and subjects in applied criminology and forensic psychology could include for example: managerialism and criminal justice; victims’ rights and protection; offender profiling; privatisation of prisons; male domestic violence; globalisation, terrorism and human rights; recent developments in youth justice; recent developments in restorative justice theories and practices (victim-offender mediation); power dynamics in criminal justice; ‘crimmigration’; identity fraud; lie detection; personality and crime; biological approaches in psychology. Where relevant, topics will be underpinned by explanations of offending behaviour and victimisation. The module content will flexibly adhere to the different policy/practical developments at a national and international level.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to
LO1: Conceptualise and critically appraise the main, current issues, debates, challenges and controversies in applied criminology and forensic psychology;
LO2: Develop advanced abilities to recognize, formulate and elaborate specific research and policy related questions in the field;
LO3: Generate ideas about key controversies in the field, also engaging in critical dialogue with experts;
LO4: Critically engage with a wide range of research methodologies and theoretical frameworks in applied criminology and forensic psychology.