Criminology with Criminal Law

The University of Essex

Qualification

Degree

Length

4 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

Full-time

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About this course

Why should crime be punished? What shapes criminal law in principle and practice? Explore these questions and more through BA Criminology with Criminal Law BA Criminology with Criminal Law is a three-year degree, or four years with an optional placement or study abroad year.

You’ll explore how crime is understood, how criminal law is shaped in theory and practice, and how justice systems respond to harm. Criminologists and lawyers engage with some of the most pressing issues facing societies today, and this course examines crime, criminal law, and criminal justice within wider social contexts. How do we understand crime?

Why should crime be punished? How can harms be restored? What shapes criminal law in principle and in practice?

These are central questions that guide your studies throughout this degree. This course brings together criminology and law to help you understand how legal systems define crime, how justice is administered, and how social contexts influence both criminal behaviour and legal responses.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

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