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Criminology Course

The inter-disciplinary nature of Criminology makes it a difficult term to define, this is because there are several ways of looking at it, depending on the background of the person defining it.

Criminology is:

". . . knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency. This includes the measurement and detection of crime, legislation and practice of criminal law, as well as the law enforcement, judicial and correctional systems."

In brief, the study of Criminology deals primarily with crime and punishment and our understanding of crime in the social context.

About Criminology

Throughout this course we will consider how we define crime, what causes crime and consequences of crime. We will also consider the UK legislative environment and what impact this has on laws that are passed to mitigate the effects of crime. We then move on and look at a range of different types of crime.

Given the current focus on crime prevention at both local and national level there has never been a better time to study a Diploma course in Criminology. There are a whole range of career opportunities waiting once you have completed your course from; Community and Voluntary to Police and Probationary. You could even find yourself working in Journalism or for the Government!

Student Reviews for Course

I have done 2 diploma courses with Stonebridge namely Security Management and then Criminology which I found complementary to each other and relevant to my career. These courses were a return to study after a gap of over twenty years and both courses were interesting, straightforward, relevant and were achievable. I was impressed with the quick feedback on submitted work not just a pass / refer but with relevant added input from my tutor. I found the whole process fairly slick and ended up completing both courses well within the time frame allowed. I found the distance learning good in that I was able to decide my study time around my work (I work shifts) and family commitments.

In addition to enjoying the return to study at an adult level it started me on a personal development plan, gaining other qualifications leading me from a security officer to becoming a competency based industrial trainer teaching security officers , door supervisors, cctv, first aid and fire awareness/ warden amongst other subjects. So I would not hesitate to recommend Stonebridge courses either as an end in themselves or as the start of progression into areas of your choice. The only downside (if you could call it that) Is when you finish a course you feel a bit of a gap in your day which led me to do another course and so on.

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By: Sean Mulvey