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Level 5: Youth Crime and Justice

Module Description

This module aims to:

1. Ensure students recognise the breadth of legislation designed to address anti‐social behaviour
2. Develop an awareness of what constitutes anti‐social behaviour
3. Recognise the key elements of the legislation
4. Identify and critically assess the key agencies that assist with the implementation of this legislation
5. Identify those powers granted to criminal justice agencies by this legislation
6. Critically evaluate how effectively those agencies utilise the powers provided

Module Content

• Legislation
• Interpretation
• ASBOs
• Dispersal
• Families
• How should ‘challenging families’ be identified
• Education
• “Crack Houses”
• Substance Misuse
• Communities

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