Criminal Justice
Why choose Criminal Justice?
This course provides a broad-based understanding of the social and political context of crime. Key themes are: understanding and contextualising crime, examining the role of key agencies, studying the developing area of risk assessment and examining ways of working constructively with offenders. In addition you will develop a range of core skills including communication, presentation, group work, organisation, analysis and evaluation, an excellent level of IT competence and an understanding of the nature, context and challenges of criminal behaviour.
Special features
- The lecturers in this area have a wide experience of working in the criminal justice sector and are research active in the areas of youth justice, women and crime and substance misuse.
- Good links with criminal justice agencies and employers.
- Tutorial support is available through the medium of Welsh.
Career opportunities
There is an excellent range of career opportunities in the field of criminal and community justice. Graduates have progressed to careers in the police and probation services, victim support, the prison service, the youth offending service and drug and alcohol agencies, as well as jobs within the voluntary sector.
