Popular discourses on crime and deviance often focus on ideas of good and evil individuals. In this course, we critically question these discourses by looking at the socio-economic, cultural and political structures and processes in the PICs which shape
- how crime and deviance are defined and regulated by societies;
- why crimes and deviance are committed and.
- who are punished, how much and why.
Throughout we also examine the social and ethical implications of the answers to these questions in terms of both increasing safety and security, as well as reducing injustices in the criminal justice system in the PICs.
- Lecturer: Sara Amin
- Lecturer: Atele Dutt