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Applied Psychology, Criminology and Law Level 2

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Applied Psychology, Criminology and Law Level 2 at South Downs Campus

Welcome to Level 2 Psychology, Criminology and Law. The course is split into 3 main parts and you will study all three subject area through the year. The course is designed to give you opportunities to learn the key elements of each subject area and practice your academic skills before moving on the the level 3 course.

You will study areas from criminal law and the English legal system to aspects of crime and psychological perspectives. Using real life case studies really helps you put your gained subject knowledge to the test throughout the course.

Using the following incident involving Michael Ryan and The Hungerford Massacre, you are required to analyse the possible firearms offences the suspect may have committed along with investigating the type of firearms involved in the incident and define and illustrate this firearm.

  1. Offender Profile
  2. Case information / timeline of events
  3. Firearms involved/available to offender.

What firearms offences/legislation does this case involve?

How did this case influence the law in relation to firearms?

Resources

Meet your Lecturers

  • Lauren Thompson - Law Lecturer: Teaches the law governing society, while reminding students that “I didn’t know it was illegal” is not a legal defence!

  • Jess Dark

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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