Year Term 1Term 2Term 3
Year 12
Unit 1:
Changing Awareness of crime

LO1:
Understand how crime reporting affects the public perception of criminality

LO2:
Understand how campaigns are used to elicit change

LO3:
Plan campaigns for change relating to crime

Unit 1:
Changing Awareness of crime

Complete Internal Assessment.

Unit 2:
Criminological Theories

LO1:
Understand social constructions of criminality

LO2:
Understand social constructions of criminality (Biological, social & individualistic)
Unit 2:
Criminological Theories

LO3:
Understand causes of criminality

LO4:
Understand causes of policy change

Revise for Unit 2 exam

Sit unit 2 exam
Year 13
Unit 3:
Crime Scene to Courtroom

LO1:
Understand the process of criminal investigations (personnel, techniques, criminal investigations, types of evidence, process, individuals)

LO2:
Understand the process for prosecution of suspects

LO3:
Be able to review criminal cases

Complete internal assessment
Unit 4:
Crime and Punishment

LO1:
Understand the criminal justice system in England and Wales (Process, Criminal Justice system, Models of Criminal Justice)

LO2:
Understand the role of punishment in a criminal justice system

LO3:
Understand measures used in social control
Unit 4:
Crime and Punishment

Revise for Unit 4 exam

Sit Unit 4 exam