Module SXY-3007:
Policing, Security & The State
Policing, Security & The State 2023-24
SXY-3007
2023-24
School Of History, Law And Social Sciences
Module - Semester 2
20 credits
Module Organiser:
Bethan Loftus
Overview
Topics may include: • Introduction: The nature and functions of policing
• Historical developments of modern policing in England and Wales
• Police Occupational Sub-Cultures
• Police Governance and Accountability
• Covert and Undercover Policing
• Commodification of policing
• Transnational and cross border policing
• Policing different communities
• Structures of security – surveillance and architecture
• The Future of Policing
• Introduction: The nature and functions of policing
• Historical developments of modern policing in England and Wales
• Police Occupational Sub-Cultures
• Police Governance and Accountability
• Covert and Undercover Policing
• Commodification of policing
• Transnational and cross border policing
• Policing different communities
• Structures of security – surveillance and architecture
• The Future of Policing?
Assessment Strategy
-threshold -BE ABLE TO: To demonstrate an understandings of the contemporary debates on policing and explain some of the main theoretical perspectives on policing and appreciate the significance of this to the processes of criminal justice.
-good -BE ABLE TO:Examine and evaluate theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues, examine contemporary policing with relation to ‘race,’ gender, crime and law; read and evaluate a range of appropriate literature and material, and incorporate personal insights and observations.
-excellent -BE ABLE TO:Critically analyze key theoretical and conceptual issues, and make connections between criminology and other disciplines, for e.g. history and law to the study of policing and society, as well as present material in a way that serves to support the arguments being advanced and to bring different/original modes of thought to this module.
Learning Outcomes
- Ability to assess complex policing issues from a variety of viewpoints
- Ability to explore a range of historical, political and contemporary issues relating to policing and policing policy
- Ability to identify and critically evaluate theoretical perspectives on policing.
- Ability to research a topic on policing and present findings in a critical manner.
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Final Essay - choose ONE question from the list and produce an academic essay that draws on a broad range of policing literature.
Weighting
60%
Due date
13/03/2023
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Journal Article Review - Choose ONE policing article from the list and critically review its key arguments and approach.
Weighting
40%
Due date
08/05/2023