Law with Criminology

About this course

Law and criminology together form one of the most coherent joint degree combinations available, because their subject matter is directly and productively related. Law provides the formal framework: the rules, institutions, and processes through which society defines what is prohibited, adjudicates disputes, and enforces consequences. Criminology approaches the same territory from a social scientific perspective, asking why certain behaviours come to be defined as criminal, why crime rates vary across time and place, and how the criminal justice system operates in practice, often very differently from how it appears in theory. Together they give you both an insider and an outsider view of legal and criminal justice systems. At Suffolk this three-year full-time programme balances academic legal study with the development of practical legal skills that enhance your employability, adopting

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 42 / 100Legal professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →

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