Criminology
Our criminology courses, research and business services benefit a range of professions and organisations including the • police service • probation service • prison service • youth work • victim support work • counselling.
We are dedicated to delivering teaching and training relevant to the needs and development of the criminal justice sector, and we have a wealth of academic and practical experience.
Our expertise in criminology teaching is also informed by our Ministry of Justice contract to train all the probation officers across the Yorkshire and Humberside region. We have strong links with local, regional and national agencies in the criminal justice sector, including statutory, voluntary and private agencies. You can also become involved in the student run criminology society.
Our Hallam Centre for Community Justice completes research, consultancy, professional and business development across a broad range of themes. Find out more.
This course includes a number of initiatives designed to enhance your learning experience and make you more employable after you graduate. Find out more.
Visit the Department of Criminology website to view profiles of the staff who teach in this subject area.
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Gain a psychological perspective on the causes and effects of various types of crime. You gain an insight into why individuals might be involved in crime and learn to assess whether treatment, rehabilitation or punishment is the most appropriate response. By studying both psychology and criminology, you gain a broad perspective on how society and... More information
Learn the many types, causes and consequences of crime and the criminal justice institutions and the processes that seek to reduce offending, alongside studies of human society, social groups and social structures. Your studies can help you find a career in areas like criminal and community justice, education, personnel work, the civil service, or... More information
Forensic study is increasingly popular in universities and a forensic approach is often used in the workplace. This course focuses on debating and examining how criminology and law work in practice and how criminology influences forensic study. It is suitable if you work in criminal justice or are considering a career with agencies such as the... More information
Study crime and its relationship to society on this joint degree. You learn the many types, causes and consequences of crime and the criminal justice institutions and the processes that seek to reduce offending, alongside studies of human society, social groups and social structures.Your studies can help you find a career in areas like criminal... More information
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UCAS code ML93
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Research
The Hallam Centre for Community Justice completes research, consultancy, professional and business development across a broad range of themes. Current research areas include
• women offenders
• resettlement, voluntary and community sector offenders
• knowledge management and transfer
• learning and teaching in community justice
• domestic violence
• drugs
• policing and civil renewal
• criminal justice system/processes
• community safety
• peer research
Please contact us us if you have any queries about criminology and community justice research.
How we enhance you employability
As part of the course we run a number of initiatives designed to enhance your learning experience and make you more employable after you graduate. Examples of these initiatives are given below.
Employability fair
Every September a variety of agencies from across the criminal justice and voluntary sectors attend our event with the sole aim of employing our students as volunteers within their organisation. This has included prisons, Police, probation, SOVA and Remedi amongst others, who are involved with a broad spectrum of individuals including victim services, young offenders, neighbourhood resolution teams, prisoners and independent custody visitors. The placements you secure can be used in your second and third year of study to gain academic credit as you look at how theoretical approaches apply to real life situations.
Probation training
The department delivers the Probation Qualifications Framework across Yorkshire and Humberside and also the North West, under contract from the Ministry of Justice. This course offers the qualification required to be a probation officer.
Guest lectures and career mentoring
Throughout the year we have a variety of guest speakers. The talks are from a variety of practitioners and academics and may focus on a range of issues, from case studies to policy initiatives, from employment histories to careers advice. A number of these individuals also offer their time as career mentors, where you are partnered with a practitioner who will meet with you regularly to discuss your academic goals and your future career path.
Visit the Department of Criminology website to view profiles of the staff who teach in this subject area.