Criminology beyond crime
Offered By: OpenLearn
Course Description
Overview
This free course, Criminology beyond crime, examines the notion of 'social harm' as an alternative to the legal definition of 'crime'. To illustrate this concept, the course considers developments in Green Criminology, which have sought to examine the problems of global environmental harm and the myriad interactions between human beings and the natural environment.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- Within and beyond criminology
- From crime to social harm
- Social harm
- Supranational criminology
- Green Criminology
- Three theoretical tendencies
- Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
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