Criminology - Applied Diploma

Criminology mixes Psychology, Sociology and Law whilst exploring crime and issues related to it. We will study how laws are made and campaigns for law change. Why people may commit crimes and how society reacts to this, what safeguards are put in place, looking at topics surrounding social control. How the legal process works when a crime has been committed, how cases are dealt with and reviewed. How the media portrays crime and the effects that this can have. How crime is social construct.

The Criminology course is assessed through a mixture of examination and controlled assessment taken over the two years.

Year 12

Unit 1: Controlled Assessment – The Changing Awareness of Crime (25% weighting)

Unit 2: Examination – Criminological Theories (25% weighting)

Year 13

Unit 3: Controlled Assessment – Crime Scene to Court Room (25% weighting)

Unit 4: Examination – Crime and Punishment (25% weighting)

Students must have five GCSE grades at Grade 4 and a grade 5 in English Language.

Many students go on to study Criminology at degree level, or complete dual honour degrees such as Criminology with Sociology, Criminology with Psychology, Criminology with Law to name a few. Many students have progressed onto Degree Apprenticeships with the police. Others career paths that studying Criminology could lead to are working in Youth Justice/the Justice service, Social Care and the Prison and Probation Service.