This elective module aims to offer students the latest academic scholarship on gender-based violence. In doing so it aims to:

1.Provide students with an advanced and critical understanding of gender-based violence and its impact on victims.
2.Encourage students to recognise gender-based violence as a global issue and the nature of such violence across different contexts, times, spaces, and places.
3.Enable students to use feminist and masculinity theories to critically understand and explain forms of gender-based violence.
4.Develop a critical understanding of criminal justice responses to gender-based violence, including legal policy and practice responses.
5.Encourage students to use research in the field to evaluate criminal justice responses to gender-based violence, considering whether the criminal justice system responds effectively and appropriately.
6.Encourage students to use research in the field to consider potential areas of good practice and areas of improvement, allowing them to put forward evidence-based recommendations.

(LO1) At the end of this module students will be able to demonstrate an advanced understanding of the nature and impact of gender-based violence.

(LO2) At the end of this module students will be able to apply relevant theory to examine and explain forms of gender-based violence.

(LO3) At the end of this module students will be able to critically examine criminal justice responses to gender-based violence, including legal, policy and practice responses.

(LO4) At the end of this module students will be able to create research informed recommendations for enhancing understanding of gender-based violence and/or improving criminal justice responses to gender-based violence.

(S1) Critical thinking skills.

(S2) Written communication skills through assessment.

(S3) Independent literature-based research.

(S4) Presentation of evidence-based recommendations.

(S5) Take responsibility for their own learning.

(S6) Time management and prioritisation skills by working to deadlines.

(S7) Reading, analysing and synthesising different viewpoints and presenting findings/conclusions in clear, comprehensible, structured format, with detailed argumentation where appropriate.

The module will introduce students to forms of gender-based violence and will require them to examine, in-depth, different forms of violence that fall within this subject area. Whilst forms of violence explored in this module will be subject to change year on year, students are likely to explore types of violence such as,
•domestic violence,
•sexual violence (such as rape and sexual assault),
•digital violence (such as image-based abuse and digital coercive control).
•femicide.

The first few weeks of this module are likely to contextualise gender-based violence as a global issue and introduce students to key concepts and theoretical approaches. Students will then be given the opportunity to spend time focusing on specific forms of gender-based violence, applying relevant theories to develop their understanding of the nature, motivations, and impact of each form. They will also critically consider the relevant national and internat ional laws, policies, and criminal justice responses, considering the effectiveness and appropriateness of current responses.

Content will be available:

-Library resources/databases
-Reading lists in module guides and Canvas reading lists
-Key learning resources via Canvas (weekly readings etc)
-Publicly available government and third sector reviews, reports etc.

Where do you expect students to find this content?

Students will be expected to engage with all core readings/sources of information and engage with most recommended readings. They are also expected to undertake independent reading by finding their own relevant supplementary sources to demonstrate engagement with wider research in the area.

Teaching Method 1: 10 x 2-hour workshops

Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 20

Description: Weekly 2-hour workshops will provide a structured learning environment where students will discuss key set readings, and case studies of criminological research, with facilitation provided by academic staff. The workshops will be interactive, embedding an active learning focus throughout all taught sessions. These sessions will be a combination of didactic and non-didactic teaching. This teaching approach also forms part of the formative feedback process for the module, as the flexibility of the workshops allows for student feedback from the module convenor and peers during group work and discussions.

Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 180

Description: Before each of the two-hour sessions, students will engage in directed study tasks, including set readings, to be completed in their own time as preparation for the lectures. Additionally , students are expected to conduct independent research and engage in wider reading on topics covered throughout the module, particularly in preparation for their final assessment tasks.