犯罪和惩罚是对社会至关重要的问题，通过严格审查学术，研究所为实现国家优先事项做出了贡献。爱尔兰唯一的犯罪学研究所的工作汇集了整个UCD的研究人员，一直是议会辩论，立法和政策倡议以及媒体上众多报道的重点。该研究所的成员已在这一领域进行了重大研究，涵盖了从犯罪强制监禁，监狱暴力到制止动向的各种犯罪学和刑事司法。该课程适用于已经拥有大学法学学位或在相当长一段时间内从事过法律工作并希望加深对刑事司法系统理解的学生。它为在警务，青年司法，监狱，缓刑和相关志愿组织等领域工作或有志工作的人提供与职业相关的知识，见识和技
Crime and punishment are issues of central importance to society and by bringing academic rigour to their examination the Institute contributes to the achievement of national priorities. The work of Ireland's only Institute of Criminology, which brings together researchers from across UCD, has been the focus of debates in parliament, legislative and policy initiatives and numerous reports in the media. Members of the Institute have engaged in major research in this area spanning the full range of criminology and criminal justice from work on coercive confinement, prison violence to the dynamics of desistance.<br>To understand and think critically about the intersections between law, politics and social policy that come to the fore in the study of Criminology and Criminal Justice,<br>To apply their knowledge and understanding of Criminology and Criminal Justice to real and hypothetical factual situations,<br>To conduct independent research and write coherent, well-structured papers.<br><br>DURATION:1 Years