Global Criminology and Policing

Critically assess the concept of globalisation in respect of crime, policing and crime control; 2. critically evaluate transnational forms of crime, crime control and policing and evaluate the importance of a transnational policing approach to contemporary international crime problems; 3. critically assess theoretical and methodological issues in comparative policing studies and apply these principles to analysing the diversity in international approaches, and the implications for policy and practice Learning Outcome 4 identifies that the successful student will be able to: 4. Effectively explain the significance of globalisation and its effects to contemporary international or transnational crime problems and assess the effectiveness of global crime initiatives in addressing transnational crime and its control or comparing approaches to criminal justice in one or more countriesAssessmentweighting %50% of overall gradeKey readingand learning resourcesThe precise reading and learning resources will be determined by the essay question you choose and you will need to independentlyresearch specific texts in order to address your essay question. The following key course texts are likely to be useful for a wide range of essay topics: Aas, K.F. (2013) Globalization andCrime London: Sage Pakes, F. (2014) Comparative Criminal Justice, Abingdon: Routledge Bowling, B. and Sheptycki, J. (2012) Global Policing, London: Sage.