Sociology and Criminology
Criminological Classics
Module code: L3122
Level 4
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Portfolio
On this module, you’ll study four classic criminological research monographs, gaining an in-depth understanding of their content, context, and impact on the discipline. You’ll also develop the skills needed to critically analyse primary texts.
The monographs studied include:
- The Jack Roller (Shaw, 1930)
- Society of Captives (Sykes, 1958)
- Hooligan: A History of Respectable Fears (Pearson, 1983)
- Criminal Women (Carlen, 1985)
You’ll read these monographs in full and explore their historical and intellectual context through lectures and seminars.
Module learning outcomes
- Good knowledge of the four chosen monographs and the ability to identify their research methodologies and theoretical approach.
- Describe and explain the relevance of the wider historical and intellectual context out of which the texts emerged.
- Summarise these texts' significance to, and influence on, criminology as a discipline.