Criminal Justice

Edge Hill University

Criminal justice degree helps you to develop an understanding of the criminal justice system and the treatment and management of offenders. Explore the factors that contribute to offending and examine our responses to this type of behaviour. Gain practical skills to understand, treat and manage people in the criminal justice system in this multi-disciplinary degree. Why do people offend? What is the appropriate response to this type of behaviour? How can offending be managed, reduced or prevented? This degree answers these questions by critically exploring offending behaviour and criminal justice practice, policy and theory. We’ve designed this criminal justice degree to develop your skills and understanding, preparing you for careers in the criminal justice sector. Joining our Criminal Justice programme means you’re embarking on an immersive learning experience, with opportunities to put your learning into practice in our on-campus Moot Court Room and our Police Training and Simulation Facility (‘Crime House’). You will have the opportunity to undertake practice-focused modules, including in cybercrime, and will be required to complete the work experience module, gaining valuable insights into the criminal justice field. Explore how children and young people are treated within the youth justice system. Unravel the mysteries of complex offending, like working with mentally disordered offenders or those with addictions who offend. Study the management of offenders and concepts such as risk and dangerousness. You will gain criminological and psychological understanding of the causes and consequences of offending behaviour. You will have the opportunity to look at crime at a local, national and global level, from low level anti-social behaviours through to crimes against humanity.