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Course Description
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Course Name
Transnational Crime
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Host University
Kingston University
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Location
London, England
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Area of Study
Criminology, International Studies
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Substantial prior study in intermediate-level criminology
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Credits
4 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits4
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units0
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course Content:
This module introduces undergraduate students to the concept of transnational crime
and highlights its significant impact on contemporary globalised society. The module
utilises both criminological and socio-legal perspectives within the subject area.
The module covers a number of areas and is taught by staff who have knowledge and
expertise in a variety of inter-linked subjects including terrorism & security, pornography
& sex-trafficking, and cybercrime.Topics covered include:
? The emergence of transnational crime as social problem, an examination
of its history and scale;
? The current and future challenges for criminology, criminal justice and
policing with regards to transnational crime;
? Representations of transnational criminals, the law, legislative
innovations, technological fears and fantasies;
? Transnational crime varieties, strategies, and the challenge of policing
borderless crime;
? The political, legal, and policing challenges in tacking transnational crime;
? Transnational crime and victimisation.Autumn Semester:
? Introduction
? How ?religious? is terrorism today?
? Understanding Victimisation
? The City as Battlefield: the growth of Urban Guerrilla Warfare
? Counter-terrorism in Liberal Democracies
? Pornography: a Critical Examination
? Sex Trafficking
? Organ Trafficking
? Cybercrime: Evaluating a Truly Global Social ProblemSpring Semester:
? The ?new? terrrorism versus ?old? terrorism debate
? Case Study: The Baader-Meinhof Group ? ?old-style? terrorists
? Does Al-Qaeda pose a serious international ?new-style? threat?
? Hostage-taking terrorism as a transnational crime
? Corporate Crime, Transnational Risk, Responsibility and Recklessness
Teaching:
Weekly 1-hour lectures and fortnightly 1-hour seminarsAssessment:
STUDY OPTION 1:
? 3 hour Exam (100%)
STUDY OPTION 2: 1,500-word essay
STUDY OPTION 3: 1,500-word essayStudy Option 1 = Whole Year
Study Option 2 = Autumn
Study Option 3 = Spring/summer
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