CYP6072 - Child and Youth Justice

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Understand the development of the contemporary youth justice system and the construction of the youth offender;
Critique youth justice strategies and relate them to wider strategies of governance of young people;
Synthesize current crime strategies, theories of crime and policy development;
Critically assess the impact of youth justice policies on young people.

Content:

The course explores a range of themes, including:
- the historical development of youth justice and the - social construction of the youth offender;
- contemporary youth justice strategies and the continuities and ruptures with past approaches;
- the links between policy, practice and outcomes;
- key debates around regulating and controlling young people.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials, some of which will be student-led. Students could be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities. These activities are designed to contribute towards future employability.

Students may be required to prepare and present brief presentations as the basis for discussion in seminars or workshops.

Lectures, seminars and workshops
Intended Group size: 27
Intended group size: Cohort

On-line support and small group tutorials
Hours: 1 (min)
Intended group size: 6-10

Guided independent learning
Hours: 172

Further details relating to assessment
Component 2: Students should develop a training resource that can be flexibly used with an interested adult but not necessarily professional audiences (e.g. volunteers, schools, children's centres, multi-agency professionals), that compares the English Youth Justice system with an alternative Youth Justice system from one different nation. The approaches of both nations should be evaluated with reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), in a language structure that is accessible to a wide range of readers. It can be produced in a format of the student's choice (e.g. leaflet produced on Microsoft Publisher, Power Point Presentation, Word document handout). Students should provide a 200-250 word explanation of why they chose the specific format used.

Assessment:

001 Poster 2.000 words equivalent; mid semester 1 50%
002 Essay; 2.000 words; end of semester 1 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Martin Holleran
Level - 6
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6S1

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