Criminology Level 3 Applied Diploma

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Have you ever wondered why people commit crimes, how the media shapes our views of criminal behaviour, or how cases are investigated and decided in court? Studying a Level 3 Diploma in Criminology gives you the chance to answer these questions by studying crime, criminal behaviour, and the systems societies use to prevent and respond to crime. The Level 3 Diploma is equivalent to an A-Level so this course can run alongside two further A-Levels. The course combines, elements of Sociology, Psychology and Law to explore criminal behaviours and the consequences of that behaviour.

Contact Name: Miss M Worship and Ms C Lovatt

Contact Email: m.worship@wymcol.org and c.lovatt@wymcol.org

The course is split into 4 Units:

Year 1

1. The changing awareness of crime: In this unit, students will develop understanding of how crime reporting affects the public perception of criminality. They will explore different campaigns that have resulted in changes in policy, law, public perception, awareness and attitudes towards criminal behaviours. This could include researching campaigns relating to euthanasia, the categorisation of drugs or smoking laws. Students will then design their own campaign using techniques that they have learned in an internal controlled assessment.

2. Criminological theories: This unit is the first of two externally examined units, allowing learners to apply their understanding of the public perceptions of crime and campaigns for change studied in Unit 1 with criminological theories to examine how both are used to set policy. For example, students will study biological theories, individualistic theories and sociological theories to understand the causes of criminality.

Year 2

3. Crime scene to courtroom: Unit 3 is the second internally assessed module. Here, students will follow a case from investigation to trial, learning about evidence, forensic techniques and how verdicts are reached. For their controlled assessment they will need to show the skills they have learned to review the process a criminal case will go through, using case studies.

4. Crime and Punishment: The final unit is an externally examined paper where learners will develop skills to evaluate the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in delivering policy in practice. They will examine how laws are made, why we punish offenders, and how effective the criminal justice system really is, using real-life scenarios.

Criminology offers a combination of controlled assessment (Units 1 and 3) and written exams (Units 2 and 4).

The College expects Criminology students to have:

GCSE grade 5 in English Literature and English Language.

Progression: University degrees in Criminology, Social Policy, Policing, Psychology, Sociology, Law, to name but a few. Apprenticeships and careers in the Criminal Justice System including the National Probation Service, the Police, the Courts and Tribunal Services, the National Offender Management Service. It also offers opportunities for careers in social services, education, research, and journalism, for example.