犯罪学分析了犯罪，犯罪行为和社会对这些现象的性质，发生和解释。在本课程中，您将解决一些最基本的问题，这些问题使行为或行动成为犯罪，以及如何从不同的角度和理论框架分析对犯罪的反应。您还将了解犯罪的历史模式，犯罪观随时间的变化，并探讨当代刑事司法和针对犯罪，反社会行为和混乱的政策。<br> <br>该课程将包括理论的混合和实际工作，包括有关犯罪和预防犯罪的分析工作。这种跨学科的方法是课程的中心，它使您可以从三个主要角度探索犯罪学：犯罪与历史，犯罪学理论和刑事司法政策与过程。
Study criminology at Oxford Brookes and you’ll try to answer some of society’s biggest questions, exploring who commits crime and why – and what practical and political measures we can take to prevent crime.<br><br>While many criminology courses are taught from a criminal justice angle, we’re a bit different at Oxford Brookes. You’ll study the subject from a much broader, interdisciplinary perspective. You’ll look at the social causes of crime. You’ll consider how race, gender and class overlap and define our perceptions. And most importantly, you’ll learn to challenge common misconceptions that can cause inequality in the criminal justice system.<br><br>You could work with an NGO on placement helping to support disadvantaged children to make positive decisions and avoid crime. Or maybe you’ll choose our Green Criminology module and work towards a career in environmental justice. Perhaps you want to join the Police Whatever path you want to take, we’ll help you get there.