An introduction to crime and criminology

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An introduction to crime and criminology provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 6 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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6 hours worth of material

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The course goes on to consider how social scientists and criminologists, in particular, study and seek to understand problems of crime. The course invites you to develop what can be called your ...

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Fear and fascination with crime and criminals
- 1 Fear and fascination with crime and criminals
- 1.1 Societies fearful of, yet fascinated by crime
- 1.2 What is crime?
- 1.3 Defining crime
- 2 Once a crime always a crime?
- 2 Once a crime always a crime?
- 2.1 Graffiti: crime or free expression?
- 2.2 Questioning what is a crime and what is not
- 3 What is criminology?
- 3 What is criminology?
- 3.1 What kinds of questions do criminologists seek to answer?
- 3.2 What do criminologists do?
- 3.3 Criminology at The Open University
- 3.4 Being open to multiple perspectives on problems of crime
- 4 What is the criminological imagination?
- 4 What is the criminological imagination?
- 4.1 Exploring your criminological imagination
- 5 Crime and criminology quiz
- 5 Crime and criminology quiz
- Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements

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Language

English
Certificate
Certificate Available
Date of Start
30th December, 2022
Level
Beginner
Price
Free Certificate
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OpenLearn
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