本课程为犯罪学和咨询学提供了全面的基础，而这两个学科对刑事司法系统至关重要。犯罪学研究犯罪的原因，受害的过程，刑事司法系统的运作以及预防犯罪的技术。咨询在与犯罪受害者打交道，解决犯罪的某些原因，减少犯罪再犯，寻求恢复性司法以及减轻刑事司法从业人员的压力方面，具有重要且不断扩大的作用。您将从定期为我们的模块做出贡献的学术专家和经验丰富的从业者那里学习，掌握进行自己的研究，对当代社会问题持批判性思维，对遭受伤害的人采取富有同情心和支持态度的技能，有机会在与学科相关的领域中进行实习，并与从业人员进行互动，以反思
Criminology is concerned with what behaviour is defined as criminal and who has the power to define what constitutes crime. Criminology is commonly misconceived and confused with other subject areas like forensic science. Although criminology does, of course, explore crime, the focus is on the causes of crime and deviant behaviour, how this affects society and how the criminal justice system responds to this, rather than on crime scene analysis, forensics and criminal investigation.<br><br>This course uniquely combines criminology with counselling studies two disciplines which are vital to the criminal justice system. Counselling has an important and expanding role in attending to the victims of crime, addressing some of the causes of offending, reducing re-offending, seeking restorative justice, and alleviating stress among criminal justice practitioners. The counselling element of the programme will broaden and deepen your understanding of counselling-related issues. You will develop your competence in working with the person-centred counselling approach, and you will develop a wide range of professional skills, including communication, reflective practice and self-awareness, research skills, mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), all key skills to take forward with you into your chosen career.