Criminology and Social Policy

About this course

Criminology and social policy is a combination that examines both the nature and causes of crime and the social and institutional responses to the problems that affect people's lives and life chances. Criminology approaches crime and deviance through the lenses of sociology, psychology, law, and political theory, asking why people commit crimes, how crime is defined and experienced, and how societies manage, punish, or rehabilitate those who break the law. Social policy extends this to the broader range of social challenges that governments and communities must address, including poverty, inequality, housing, health, education, and welfare, examining how policies are made, implemented, and evaluated. At Swansea, this four-year degree combines two rapidly developing subject areas that each have an enormous influence on contemporary life, exploring how they intersect and illuminate each o

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 39% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 8% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 7% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 4% of graduatescards →

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