Criminology and Social Justice MA

The MA Criminology and Social Justice is a taught postgraduate programme with a critical and contemporary edge. The programme offers an advanced course which, while located in the criminological field, has a distinct focus on issues of social justice. It is suitable for graduates of all humanities or social science subjects, as well as people with experience of working in a range of criminal justice, community and advocacy organisations. This MA will give you a critical understanding of criminological theory, social justice and the operation of the criminal justice system. It will enable you to develop an awareness of how economic, political and social power is distributed within society and how this influences the role of the state as a distributor of both social and criminal justice.