Rhedir gan School of History, Law and Social Sciences

20.000 Credyd neu 10.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1

Trefnydd: Dr Tim Holmes

This module will introduce students to the specific challenges posed to policing by radicalisation, terrorism, and organised crimes. It will begin by introducing key concepts and legal provisions specific to policing terrorism and organised crime, highlighting the additional power available to police services in these areas. It will also highlight the debates around increased police powers and attempts to disrupt and prevent major crimes and incidents. The range of specialist units supporting police services will be discussed. The module will provide some historical context to the development of 21st century organised crime and terrorism.

Indicative content: -Introduction of key concepts and their historical context – terrorism, organised crime, radicalisation -Counter-terrorism legislation, Prevent, etc -Increased police powers and controversies – surveillance, suspicious financial activities report -Organised crime, terrorism and links to ‘street’ crime – county lines, knife crime, gang activities -Organised crime-terrorism nexus

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A- to A+ Assessment is based on the degree of engagement with academic literature and student's ability to summarise and critically analyse theory. For an excellent grade, there will be extensive engagement with the relevant academic literature; a sophisticated presentation of academic theory and a well developed critical analysis of theory. Students will show an excellent grasp of how theory relates to practice.

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D- to D+ Assessment is based on the degree of engagement with academic literature and student's ability to summarise and critically analyse theory. For a threshold grade, engagement with the academic literature is weak; the student's ability to summarise theory will be mainly descriptive; and there will be little critical analysis and understanding of how theory relates to policing practice.

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C- to B+ Assessment is based on the degree of engagement with academic literature and student's ability to summarise and critically analyse theory. For a good and very good grade, there will be good engagement with the academic literature, reflected in the use of a wide range of academic sources; the discussion of the academic theory will go beyond mere description and there will be a critical analysis of theory and how it is applied to policing practice.

1. Critically examine the context for counter-terrorism legislation and policies and the debates surrounding them

2. Review the extensive powers granted to police services and other agencies to disrupt terrorist and organised crime activity

3. Interrogate overlaps in organisational structure, criminal activity, and supporting activity between organised crime and terrorism

4. Critically examine key concepts such as organised crime, terrorism and radicalisation and their historical context

5. Critically review the links between terrorism, organised crime, and ‘street’ crime such as county lines, grooming and gang membership

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
	Threat evaluation report		50.00
	Essay		50.00

		Oriau
Lecture		12
Workshop		24
Private study		164

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Rhifedd - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio rhifau ar lefelau priodol o gywirdeb
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
• Mentora - Gallu cefnogi, helpu, arwain, ysbrydoli ac/neu hyfforddi eraill
• Gofalu - Dangos consyrn am eraill; gofalu am blant, pobl ag anableddau ac/neu'r henoed
• Rheloaeth - Gallu defnyddio, cydlynu a rheoli adnoddau (dynol, ffisegol ac/neu ariannol)
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
• Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.

• The role of the police constable, its history, and changes over time
• The context of contemporary policing; police culture; models of policing including community policing, evidence-based policing; the extended police family
• Crime investigation processes, criminal justice, and complex crimes
• Crime prevention measures and their effectiveness as well as human rights issues in relation to preventive and pre-emptive measures
• How crime, deviance, harm, and victimisation are socially and legally constructed; the different sources of information about crime and victimisation, how they are produced, including their location in particular legal, political, social and ideological frameworks, and how they can be interpreted
• Trends in crime and victimisation; different forms of crime and their social organisation including organized crime; e-crime, and terrorism
• Different theoretical approaches to the study, analysis and explanation of crime, deviance, victimization and policing; relationships between crime and social change and the impact of globalization
• Competence and confidence in using evidence in policing including identifying and deploying a range of research strategies including qualitative and quantitative methods and the use of published data sources and to select and apply appropriate strategies for specific research problems
• Recognise individuals' vulnerabilities and situations of risk (to self and others)
• Understanding the role of strategic planning, mentoring, and leadership in policing
• Ability to locate, manage, and analyse secondary data, as well as generating and evaluating empirical evidence
• Appreciate the complexity and diversity of the ways in which crime is constituted, represented and dealt with; and making reasoned arguments
• Assess the merits of competing theories relevant to crime, victimisation and policing as well as other responses to crime and deviance
• Assess the merits and diversity of objectives of competing responses to crime and deviance, including the protection of human rights and its implications for policing

Gorfodol mewn cyrsiau:

• L436: BSc Professional Policing (Pre-join) year 3 (BSC/PP)

Opsiynol mewn cyrsiau:

• M93B: BA Criminology & Criminal Just (4yr with Incorp Foundation) year 3 (BA/CCJ1)
• LC31: BA Criminology & Crim Justice & Psychology (with Int Exp) year 4 (BA/CCJPIE)
• M931: BA Criminology & Criminal Justice with International Exp year 4 (BA/CJIE)
• M930: BA Criminology & Criminal Justice year 3 (BA/CRIM)
• M93P: BA Criminology and Criminal Justice with Placement Year year 4 (BA/CRIMP)
• MR95: BA Criminology&Criml Just/Italian year 4 (BA/CRIT)
• MC98: BA Criminology/Psychology year 3 (BA/CRP)
• MR94: BA Criminology/Spanish year 4 (BA/CRSP)
• X317: BA Childhood and Youth Studies and Social Policy year 3 (BA/CYSP)
• M3Q9: BA English Literature and Criminology and Criminal Justice year 3 (BA/ENC)
• MR91: BA French/Criminology&Crim'l Just year 4 (BA/FRCR)
• MR92: BA Criminology&CrimJustice/German year 4 (BA/GCR)
• MVX1: BA History/Criminology year 3 (BA/HCR)
• L202: BA Politics and Economics year 3 (BA/POLEC)
• CL83: BA Sociology/Psychology year 3 (BA/PS)
• LL34: BA Sociology and Social Policy year 3 (BA/SOCSP)
• LM50: BA Social Policy and Criminology and Criminal Justice (IE) year 4 (BA/SPCIE)
• LM49: BA Social Policy/Criminology year 3 (BA/SPCR)
• LL14: BA Social Policy/Economics year 3 (BA/SPEC)
• LL1B: BA Social Policy & Economics (4yr with Incorp Foundation) year 3 (BA/SPEC1)
• LL15: BA Social Policy and Economics with International Experience year 4 (BA/SPECIE)
• LV41: BA Social Policy/History year 3 (BA/SPH)
• CL84: BA Social Policy/Psychology year 3 (BA/SPP)
• CL85: BA Social Policy & Psychology with International Experience year 3 (BA/SPPIE)
• M108: LLB Law with Social Policy (International Experience) year 4 (LLB/LIF)
• M113: LLB Law with Criminology (Intl Exp) year 4 (LLB/LIK)
• M1L4: LLB Law with Social Policy year 3 (LLB/LSP)
• M1LB: LLB Law with Social Policy (4 yr with Incorp Foundation) year 3 (LLB/LSP1)
• M1M9: LLB Law with Criminology year 3 (LLB/LWCR)
• M1MB: LLB Law with Criminology (4 yr with Incorporated Foundation) year 3 (LLB/LWCR1)
• M1MP: LLB Law with Criminology with Placement Year year 4 (LLB/LWCRP)