Law
Hate Crime and the Law
Module code: M3103
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Essay, Multiple choice questions
Outline not currently available
Module learning outcomes
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the key concepts which underlie the term "hate crime".
- Critically assess the role that the criminal law plays in preventing and punishing hate crime offenders.
- Critically engage with the main theoretical and practical arguments for and against the implementation of different types of hate crime law.
- Carry out a piece of independent research into an issue of hate crime relating to law, criminal justice, criminology and/or victimology.