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Level 2 Qualifications - Criminology
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
Church Lane, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 7BQ
Other Regulated/Accredited Qualification
Level 2
Available start dates
Available start dates
Tuesday, 01 September 2026
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
1 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
Application Instructions
Please refer to EN's Entry Requirements Guide for specific advice on our Admissions Policy. This guide is supplied at interview to prospective students and is also available to Schools & Careers Advisers.
Course Summary
This course is equivalent to a GCSE level course. Criminology is the study of criminals, victims and theories explaining illegal behaviour. You will also look at the social reaction to crime and the effectiveness of anti-crime policies.
Course Details
Unit 1 – Aspects of crime
- Different ways of defining crime and deviance
- Distinguishing between corporate crime, white-collar crime, organised crime, state crime and street crime
- The main features of a range of biological, psychological and social explanations of crime
- Sources of data on crime and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses including, official crime statistics, self-report studies, victim studies including the British Crime Survey.
Unit 2 – Criminal justice system, crime and social groups
- The main features of the criminal justice system
- A more in-depth description of the main features of at least one of the following; policing, the courts and sentencing, prisons, community sentences
- The relationship between criminality and the operation of the criminal justice system with reference to at least one of the following, gender, ethnicity, social class or age
- The relationship between crime, criminal justice and at least one issue of importance and relevance to students.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
50% from controlled assessment
50% from coursework
Entry requirements
Grade 3 or above in GCSE English Language.
Your next steps...
The course aims to provide a basic understanding of crime and deviance and provide understanding of careers in criminology. You will also develop your evaluation skills whilst gaining a GCSE equivalent qualification which will be invaluable if you want to progress to Level 3 Criminology.
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