Faculty Booklet - The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine ...

P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3
THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
SEMESTEr: 1
COUrSE CODE: CrMj 6002 (Cj60B)
COUrSE TITLE: rESEArCH METHODS AND STATISTICS IN
CrIMINOLOgY
NO. OF CrEDITS: 3
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: The complexities of conducting
research into the relevant institutions (e.g., prisons, courts,
police, etc.) will be discussed so as to provide the student with
the ability to shape a research design and methodology to
help accommodate such complexities while maintaining the
integrity of the research objectives. This course will also move
from techniques of gaining access to research sites, framing
‘researchable’ questions, various methods of data collection
and analysis, and gaining collaboration for both data collection
and production of the final report. The appropriate use of
parametric and non-parametric tests in criminological research
will also be part of the course. Several research reports will be
examined to provide practical illustrations of the peculiarities of
criminological research and methodology.
Assessment:
Mid-term Examination - 40%.
Final Examination - 60%.
SEMESTEr: 1
COUrSE CODE: SOWK 6011 (SW68H)
COUrSE TITLE: rESTOrATIVE jUSTICE
NO. OF CrEDITS: 3
COUrSE DESCrIPTION:This course will focus upon the
philosophy and practice of Restorative Justice, and the ethics
of mediation. Restorative Justice, which is also sometimes
called Balanced and Restorative Justice, is an approach to
criminal justice. Central to the practice of Restorative Justice
is a conception of crime as harm to the victims. The goals of
Restorative Justice include holding the offender accountable
for the harm to the victims and the community, repairing that
harm to the extent possible, and developing competency in
the offender so that the offender makes better future choices.
Accountability, repair of harm, and development of future
competency take place within mediated processes that balance
the concerns of the victim, offender and community. Students
will examine assumptions about crime and justice, and will
compare and contrast retributive and restorative paradigms
of justice. Students will scrutinise the roles of offender, victim,
family, community representatives, church and state in the
victim-centred process of justice. Course participants will
study the theoretical and conceptual frames, as well as existing
policies, programmes and specific examples. The course will
provide the student with the basic knowledge of the ethical
principles applicable to Mediation and introduce the student to
generally accepted ethical principles that govern the conduct
of mediators.
Assessment:
Coursework - 30%.
Final Examination - 70%.
SEMESTEr: 1
COUrSE CODE: CrMj 6005 (Cj60E)
COUrSE TITLE: VICTIMS OF CrIME: rIgHTS AND WELFArE
NO. OF CrEDITS: 3
COUrSE DESCrIPTION:This course will examine the categories
of people who appear most vulnerable to criminal victimisation.
A critical look will be taken at the views which ‘blame’ victims, for
example, the extent to which the (potential) provokes, facilitates
or creates the opportunity to be victimised. An analysis will also
be made on the manner in which the criminal justice system
treats victims of crime. Victimisation surveys will be used
to facilitate consideration of fair treatment of victims, social
services, victim empowerment, restitution and compensation.
Assessment:
One Research Essay - 40%.
Final Examination -60%.
SEMESTEr: 1
COUrSE CODE: CrMj 6006 (Cj60F)
COUrSE TITLE: COrPOrATE CrIME AND STATE
COrrUPTION
NO. OF CrEDITS: 3
COUrSE DESCrIPTION:This course examines crime and
corruption in both the corporate sector and the public sector/
State. It begins by understanding the classifications of corporate
crime and their major theoretical explanations. Corporate
illegalities such as organisational crime, occupational crime,
embezzlement, fraud, techno-crime, etc. will be addressed.
Issues in researching these ‘hidden crimes’ and the subsequent
development of preventive and solving strategies will also be
dealt with. The deleterious effects of such ‘economic crimes’ on
employees, shareholders, corporations, business sector and the
wider society will be considered. The second segment of this
course looks at a variety of ‘institutional crimes’ in the State/
public sector. Political white-collar crimes, State corruption and
administrative misdemeanours will be discussed, as well as,
their major theoretical underpinnings. International corruption
measurements as well as localised independent indicators
will be used to explore elements of State corruption and
mal-administration. The impact of such ‘abuses of power’ on
governance and civil society will constitute part of this course.
Assessment:
One Research Essay - 40%.
Final Examination -60%.
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