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The course explores the systemic racialisation and criminalisation of ethnic minority groups and how this manifest in both academic research, policy and policing, from stop and search over terrorism-related policing and victimisation to ethnic inequalities and death in police custody.
What will we cover?
Week 1 and 2: Black criminals and white criminal justice professionals?
Week 3 Policing and the Black community
Week 4 BLM, The UK is not Innocent: Dalian Atkinson & Deaths in Police Custody, Race and Systemic Racism of the UK police
Week 5 Gangs, County Lines, Media and Youth Criminal Justice
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Describe ethnic inequalities that persist within the criminal justice system
Examine the racialisation and criminalisation of ethnic minority groups
Outline the policing via stop and search, terrorism-related policing of ethnic minority (black groups) and the victimisation of these groups
Assess deaths in police custody
Evaluate the youth justice system
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable both for newcomers to the subject and for those who have done some background reading. You will need a good grasp of English to keep up with the course. An ability and willingness to read relevant works will increase what you get out of the course. However, as with most of our history, politics and current affairs courses, an open mind and a respectful willingness to listen to and think about views with which you do not always agree are more important than specific levels of skills.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Interactive lecture, group discussion and materials for engagement between courses sessions.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
No additional costs but you may want to bring notetaking materials.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
HMI57 “Black British Studies: Politics, Power & Intersectionality”
Michele Scott is an experienced Criminologist and Sociologist who has taught in a range of colleges, such as City of Westminster and Universities such as Birkbeck, LSE and London Metropolitan University as a Lecturer on courses such such as the Sociology of Crime and Deviance, Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity as well as Black Studies, Law, Justice and Society, Criminal Justice and Criminological courses. Michele is also an advocate for neurodiverse and SEND children. She also attained a wealth of voluntary experience surrounding supporting the needs of the parents of neurodiverse children. Alongside, neurodiverse children themselves and schools in attaining EHCPs for neurodiverse children. As well as ensuring their needs are effectively met within these educational establishments.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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