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(Im)mobilities and the Criminal Justice System (L3130B)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

Every day, complex systems enable the movement of people, things, knowledge and data from one person to another, from here to there, and from one moment to the next.

The administration of the criminal justice system is no different. Every day, arrest warrants and criminal background checks travel wirelessly from network to network, thousands of prisoners (and their records) travel from prison to court or between prisons, hundreds more leave prison and begin serving probation sentences. These complex, dynamic and intersecting movements are central to the smooth functioning of the justice system and crucial to understanding its many disfunctions.

This module first introduces you to the mobilities approach and then adopts it to critically unpack the operation of the justice system.

 

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.