Students will study the causes and consequences of crime in the UK. Learning about courts, the police and the prison system including alternative punishments.

• Nature of Crime
   nature and extent of crime in Scotland and/or
  the UK
   evidence of crime in Scotland and/or the UK,
  such as official reports and academic
  research
• Causes of Crime
   social causes and explanations of crime
   economic causes and explanations of crime
   biological causes and explanations of crime
• Consequences of Crime
   on perpetrators
   on victims
   on families
   on communities
   on wider society
• Criminal justice system
   role and structure of the criminal courts
   powers of the criminal courts
   effectiveness of criminal courts in tackling
  crime
• Responses to Crime
  — government responses to crime
  — effectiveness of government responses
• Police
  — role, structure and powers of the police in
  Scotland
  — effectiveness of the police in Scotland in
  tackling crime
• Prisons
  — purpose and effectiveness of prisons
  — purpose and effectiveness of alternatives
  to prisons