Criminology
Criminology is the study of the reasons why individuals commit crime. By understanding why a person commits a crime, we can develop ways to control crime and rehabilitate the criminal. This course aims to enable you to:
This WJEC / Eduqas Diploma is comprised of four mandatory units, taught chronologically, which cover the following key subject areas:
Year 12
Unit 1: Changing Awareness of Crime. Internally assessed through Controlled Assessment (25% weighting).
- Understanding different types of crime;
- Understanding how crime reporting affects people’s perception of criminality;
- Understanding of how campaigns are used to elicit change;
- Planning a campaign for change.
Unit 2: Criminological Theories. Externally assessed through public examination (25% weighting).
- Understanding the difference between crime and deviance;
- Understanding the theories of criminality (biological, sociological and psychological);
- Understanding the causes of criminality of different types of crime;
- Understanding causes of policy change.
Year 13
Unit 3: From Crime Scene to Courtroom. Internally assessed through Controlled Assessment (25% weighting).
- Understand the process of criminal investigations;
- Understand the process for prosecution of suspects;
- Be able to review criminal cases.
Unit 4: Crime and Punishment. Externally assessed through public examination (25% weighting).
- Understand the criminal justice system in England and Wales;
- Understand the role of punishment in a criminal justice system;
- Understand measures used in social control.
Where will Criminology take me? A WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology is mainly used to support access to higher education degree courses and professions such as: